hyperkalemia

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noun

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

Opposite
eukalemiahypokalemia
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Meanings

nounhyperkalemia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperkalemias)

plural hyperkalemias · alternative hyperkalaemia · alternative hyperkalæmia

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
eukalemiahypokalemia

nounhigher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs

Opposite
hypokalemia
Broader
symptom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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Translations

Czech hyperkalemie
  • hyperkalemiethe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Finnish hyperkalemia
  • hyperkalemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
French hyperkaliémie
  • hyperkaliémiethe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Irish hipearcailéim
  • hipearcailéimthe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Italian iperkaliemia, iperpotassiemia
  • iperkaliemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
  • iperpotassiemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Portuguese hiperpotassemia
  • hiperpotassemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Spanish hiperpotasemia, hipercalemia
  • hiperpotasemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
  • hipercalemiathe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
Swedish hyperkalemi
  • hyperkalemithe condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperkalemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkalemia.

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