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HYPOCALCEMIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypocalcemia mean?
• HYPOCALCEMIA (noun)
The noun HYPOCALCEMIA has 1 sense:
1. abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Familiarity information: HYPOCALCEMIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
hypocalcaemia; hypocalcemia
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)
Context examples
Rickets that is caused by vitamin D deficiency, hypocalcemia, or renal failure.
(Acquired Rickets, NCI Thesaurus)
A congenital anomaly characterized by immunodeficiency, abnormal facies, congenital heart disease, hypocalcemia, and increased susceptibility to infections.
(DiGeorge Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
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