hypokalemia meaning

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hypokalemia (noun): abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics.

Definition of hypokalemia

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

    Opposite: hyperkalemia

    Type of: symptom

Scrabble score: 25 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in IA · 11-letter words

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