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hypernatremia

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

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  • UK: /ˌhaɪ.pə.nəˈtɹiː.mi.ə/
  • US: /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mi.ə/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

excessive amounts of sodium in the blood; possibly indicating diabetes insipidus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: hyponatremia

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

From hyper- + natremia or hyper- + natr- + -emia.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hipernatrèmia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Finnish: hypernatremia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • French: hypernatrémie — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Galician: hipernatremia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Greek: υπερνατριαιμία (ypernatriaimía) — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Italian: ipernatriemia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Portuguese: hipernatremia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Spanish: hipernatremia — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma
  • Swedish: hypernatremi — abnormally high concentration of sodium in blood plasma