HyperDic: hyperkalemia

English > 1 sense of the word hyperkalemia:
NOUNstatehyperkalemiahigher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood
English > hyperkalemia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaninghigher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs.
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Oppositehypokalemiaabnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities
Spanishhiperpotasemia
Catalanhiperpotassèmia

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