Meanings
comparative more hypernatremic · superlative most hypernatremic
- not comparableusuallymedicineHaving an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
Although nearly half the hypernatremic patients had a febrile illness, other associated conditions assume more prominence than in infants.
1991, Stephen Brennan & J. Carlos Ayus, "Treatment of Hypoosmolar and Hyperosmolar States", chapter 1 in Wadi N. Suki & Shaul G. Massry (eds.), Therapy of Renal Diseases and Related Disorders, page 111 more example
In all hypernatremic patients who primarily have water losses without electrolyte losses, the urine sodium excretion concentration merely reflects sodium intake.
2008, Robert W. Schrier, Manual of Nephrology: Diagnosis and Therapy, page 35
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From hypernatremia + -ic = hyper- + natremia + -ic. By surface analysis, hyper- + natr- + -emic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish hypernatreeminen
- hypernatreeminenhaving an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
French hypernatrémique
- hypernatrémiquehaving an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Italian ipernatriemico
- ipernatriemicohaving an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Portuguese hipernatrêmico
- hipernatrêmicohaving an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
Russian гипернатриемический
- гипернатриемический (gipernatrijemičeskij)having an abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
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