hypernatremia

[ hahy-per-nuh-tree-mee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

First recorded in 1930–35; hyper- + natr(ium) + -emia

The ill effects of hypernatremia are primarily caused by cell shrinkage and damage in the brain.

Salt (or, more specifically, sodium) excess goes by the medical term “hypernatremia.”

Brain damage to the centers responsible for this can also cause hypernatremia.

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