HYPOKALEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypokalemia" 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:

hyperkalemia (higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs)

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