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hypokalemia

[ hahy-poh-key-lee-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.

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  • hypo·ka·lemic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypokalemia1

1945–50; hypo- + New Latin kal ( ium ) potassium (derivative of kali, as in alkali ) + -emia

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