hypoglycemia

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noun

A too low level of blood glucose.

Similar
hypoglycosemiahypoglycaemia
Opposite
hyperglycemiahyperglycosemia
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Meanings

nounhypoglycemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoglycemias)

plural hypoglycemias · alternative hypoglycaemia · alternative hypoglycæmia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA too low level of blood glucose.

    Synonyms: hypoglycosemia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA too low level of blood glucose.

Similar
hypoglycosemia
Opposite
hyperglycemiahyperglycosemia

More synonyms by meaning

nounabnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet

Similar
hypoglycaemia
Opposite
hyperglycemia
Broader
symptom
Also see
hypoglucosishypoglycosemia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia.

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Translations

Catalan hipoglucèmia
  • hipoglucèmialow level of blood glucose
Chinese Mandarin 低血糖
  • 低血糖 (dīxuètáng)low level of blood glucose
Czech hypoglykémie
  • hypoglykémielow level of blood glucose
Dutch hypoglycemie, hypo
  • hypoglycemielow level of blood glucose
  • hypolow level of blood glucose
Finnish hypoglykemia, matala verensokeri
  • hypoglykemialow level of blood glucose
  • matala verensokerilow level of blood glucose
French hypoglycémie
  • hypoglycémielow level of blood glucose
German Hypoglykämie, Unterzuckerung
  • Hypoglykämielow level of blood glucose
  • Unterzuckerunglow level of blood glucose
Greek υπογλυκαιμία
  • υπογλυκαιμία (ypoglykaimía)low level of blood glucose
Hungarian hipoglikémia
  • hipoglikémialow level of blood glucose
Icelandic blóðsykurskortur, blóðsykurslækkun
  • blóðsykurskorturlow level of blood glucose
  • blóðsykurslækkunlow level of blood glucose
  • blóðsykurseklalow level of blood glucose
Indonesian hipoglikemia
  • hipoglikemialow level of blood glucose
Irish hipiglicéime
  • hipiglicéimelow level of blood glucose
Japanese 低血糖
  • 低血糖 (teikettō)low level of blood glucose
Korean 저혈당증
  • 저혈당증 (jeohyeoldangjeung)low level of blood glucose
Māori mate hukatoto iti
  • mate hukatoto itilow level of blood glucose
Norwegian Bokmål hypoglykemi
  • hypoglykemilow level of blood glucose
Polish hipoglikemia, niedocukrzenie
  • hipoglikemialow level of blood glucose
  • niedocukrzenielow level of blood glucose
Portuguese hipoglicemia
  • hipoglicemialow level of blood glucose
Russian гипогликеми́я
  • гипогликеми́я (gipoglikemíja)low level of blood glucose
Spanish hipoglucemia, hipoglicemia
  • hipoglucemialow level of blood glucose
  • hipoglicemialow level of blood glucose
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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