NOUN | state | hypocalcemia, hypocalcaemia | abnormally low level of calcium in the blood |
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Meaning | abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency. | |
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Synonym | hypocalcaemia | |
Broader | symptom | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease |
Opposite | hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia | The presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood |
Spanish | hipocalcemia |
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