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noun
The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia
Antonyms: hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia
Broader terms: dyscalcemia, sign
noun
abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hypocalcaemia
Antonyms: hypercalcemia
Broader terms: symptom
History
From hypo- + calcemia or hypo- + calc- + -emia.
