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hypercalcemia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypercalcaemia

Antonyms: hypocalcemia

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

From hyper- + calcemia or hyper- + calc- + -emia.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم الدَّم (farṭ kālsiyūm ad-dam) — condition
  • Arabic: فَرْط كَالْسِيُوم فِي الدَّم (farṭ kālsiyūm fī ad-dam) — condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 高血鈣症 /高血钙症 — condition
  • Finnish: hyperkalsemia — condition
  • German: Hyperkalzämie — condition
  • Greek: υπερασβεστιαιμία (yperasvestiaimía) — condition
  • Russian: гѝперкальциеми́я (gìperkalʹcijemíja) — condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: hiperkalciemija — condition