HYPOCALCEMIA

hypocalcemia, hypocalcaemia

(noun) abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

hypocalcemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypocalcemias)

(medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.

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