hypercalcaemia

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A form of hypercalcemia — The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.

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hypercalcemia
OriginEnglish calcaemia ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

nounhypercalcaemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypercalcaemias)

plural hypercalcaemias

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of hypercalcemia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease

Similar
hypercalcemia
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symptom
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hypercalcemia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishcalcaemia
  8. Englishhypercalcaemia

From hyper- + calcaemia.

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APA

hypercalcaemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercalcaemia

MLA

“hypercalcaemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercalcaemia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercalcaemia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercalcaemia.

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