hypocalcemia

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noun

The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.

“Near-synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia”

Similar
calcipeniahypocalciahypocalcaemia
Opposite
hypercalcemiahypercalcaemia
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Meanings

nounhypocalcemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypocalcemias)

plural hypocalcemias

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.

    Near-synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia

    Synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia · Antonyms: hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.

Similar
calcipeniahypocalcia
Opposite
hypercalcemiahypercalcaemia

More synonyms by meaning

nounabnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency

Similar
hypocalcaemia
Opposite
hypercalcemia
Broader
symptom
Also see
calcipeniahypocalcia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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