hypokalemia

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noun

The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).

Opposite
eukalemiahyperkalemia
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Meanings

nounhypokalemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypokalemias)

plural hypokalemias · alternative hypokalaemia · alternative hypokalæmia

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
eukalemiahyperkalemia

nounabnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors or starvation or taking diuretics

Opposite
hyperkalemia
Broader
symptom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hypo- + kalemia or hypo- + kal(ium) + -emia.

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Translations

Dutch hypokaliëmie
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French hypokaliémie
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German Hypokaliämie
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Italian ipocaliemia
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Polish hipokaliemia
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Russian гипокалиемия
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Spanish hipopotasemia
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Swedish hypokalemi
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Cite this entry
APA

hypokalemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypokalemia

MLA

“hypokalemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypokalemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypokalemia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypokalemia.

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