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HYPOCALCEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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)
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