hypercalcemia

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noun

The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.

Similar
hypercalcaemia
Opposite
eucalcemiahypocalcemia
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Meanings

nounhypercalcemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypercalcemias)

plural hypercalcemias · alternative hypercalcaemia · alternative hypercalcæmia

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
eucalcemiahypocalcemia

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
hypercalcaemia
Opposite
hypocalcemia
Broader
symptom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hyper- + calcemia or hyper- + calc- + -emia.

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Translations

Arabic فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم الدَّم, فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم فِي الدَّم
  • فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم الدَّم (farṭ kālsiyūm ad-dam)condition
  • فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم فِي الدَّم (farṭ kālsiyūm fī ad-dam)condition
Chinese Mandarin 高血鈣症 /高血钙症
  • 高血鈣症 /高血钙症condition
Finnish hyperkalsemia
  • hyperkalsemiacondition
German Hyperkalzämie
  • Hyperkalzämiecondition
Greek υπερασβεστιαιμία
  • υπερασβεστιαιμία (yperasvestiaimía)condition
Russian гѝперкальциеми́я
  • гѝперкальциеми́я (gìperkalʹcijemíja)condition
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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