English Explanatory Dictionary

hyperkalemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).

Word forms

hyperkalemia hyperkalemias hyperkalaemia hyperkalæmia

Etymology

From hyper- + kalemia or hyper- + kal(ium) + -emia.

Antonyms

eukalemia hypokalemia

Related words

hyperkalemic
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