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HYPOGLYCAEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
Synonyms:
hypoglycaemia; hypoglycemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypoglycaemia" 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)
Holonyms ("hypoglycaemia" is a part of...):
insulin reaction; insulin shock (hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma)
Derivation:
hypoglycaemic (of or relating to hypoglycemia)
