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hyperkalemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-kalemia
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + kalemia or hyper- + kal(ium) + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperkalemias (plural) hyperkalaemia (alternative) hyperkalæmia (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperkalemic hypercalcemia hypercupremia hyperferremia hypermagnesemia hypernatremia

Antonyms

eukalemia hypokalemia

Questions

What does hyperkalemia mean?
The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
Where does hyperkalemia come from?
From hyper- + kalemia or hyper- + kal(ium) + -emia.

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