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hyperkalemic

adjective

Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.

Opposite

hypokalemic normokalemic

Scrabble 28

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Meanings

adjectivehyperkalemic (comparative more hyperkalemic, superlative most hyperkalemic)

comparative more hyperkalemic · superlative most hyperkalemic · alternative hyperkalaemic

Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
Antonyms: hypokalemic, normokalemic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.

Opposite

hypokalemic normokalemic

Origin

From hyperkalemia + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyperkalemic

systemic ischemic glycemic epistemic phonemic anemic polemic ischaemic leukemic uremic racemic emic Thelemic semic leukaemic postischemic uraemic hypovolemic hemic aglycemic antiglycemic asemic bimorphemic blastemic

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APA

hyperkalemic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkalemic

MLA

“hyperkalemic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperkalemic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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