HYPOCALCEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency

Synonyms:

hypocalcaemia; hypocalcemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypocalcemia" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Antonym:

hypercalcemia (the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease)

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