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HYPOKALEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypokalemia" 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:
hyperkalemia (higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs)
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