Hypokalemia


[hahy-poh-key-lee-mee-uh] /ˌhaɪ poʊ keɪˈli mi ə/

noun, Pathology.
1.
an abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.

hypokalemia hy·po·ka·le·mi·a (hī’pō-kā-lē’mē-ə)
n.
An abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood. Also called hypopotassemia.

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