Meanings
nounhypernatremia (usually uncountable, plural hypernatremias)
plural hypernatremias · alternative hypernatraemia · alternative hypernatræmia
- uncountableusuallymedicineAn abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounexcessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan hipernatrèmia
- hipernatrèmiaabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Finnish hypernatremia
- hypernatremiaabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
French hypernatrémie
- hypernatrémieabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Greek υπερνατριαιμία
- υπερνατριαιμία (ypernatriaimía)abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Italian ipernatriemia
- ipernatriemiaabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Portuguese hipernatremia
- hipernatremiaabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Spanish hipernatremia
- hipernatremiaabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Swedish hypernatremi
- hypernatremiabnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Cite this entry
APA
hypernatremia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernatremia
MLA
“hypernatremia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernatremia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypernatremia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypernatremia.
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