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hypoglycemia

/hˌaɪpoʊɡlaɪsˈimiə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
hy-po-glycemia
IPA
/hˌaɪpoʊɡlaɪsˈimiə/
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A too low level of blood glucose.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypoglycemias (plural) hypoglycaemia (alternative) hypoglycæmia (alternative)

Derived Forms

antihypoglycemic hypoglycin typoglycemia hypoglycemic hypo

Frequently Paired Words

euglycemia glycemia normoglycemia

Synonyms

hypoglycosemia hypoglycaemia

Antonyms

hyperglycemia hyperglycosemia

Rhymes With

academia leukemia anemia bohemia euphemia uremia geremia bulemia femia

Questions

How do you pronounce hypoglycemia?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪpoʊɡlaɪsˈimiə/.
What does hypoglycemia mean?
A too low level of blood glucose.
Where does hypoglycemia come from?
From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia.

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