adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmɪk/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Suffering from hypoglycemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Causing hypoglycemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A sufferer of hypoglycemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to hypoglycemia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
hypoglycemic agents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hypoglycaemic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English hypoglycemia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypoglycemic From hypoglycemia + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
German:
unterzuckert
— suffering from hypoglycemia
German:
hypoglykämisch
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Greek:
υπογλυκαιμικός
(ypoglykaimikós)
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Icelandic:
sem veldur blóðsykurskorti
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Icelandic:
sem stafar af blóðsykurskorti
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Irish:
hipiglicéimeach
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Polish:
hipoglikemiczny
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Spanish:
hipoglucémico
— suffering from hypoglycemia
Polish:
hipoglikemiczny
— causing hypoglycemia
Spanish:
hipoglucemiante
— causing hypoglycemia
Greek:
υπογλυκαιμικός
(ypoglykaimikós)
— a sufferer of hypoglycemia
Greek:
υπογλυκαιμική
(ypoglykaimikí)
— a sufferer of hypoglycemia
Icelandic:
sem þjáist af blóðsykurskorti
— a sufferer of hypoglycemia
Polish:
hipoglikemik
— a sufferer of hypoglycemia
Polish:
hipoglikemiczka
— a sufferer of hypoglycemia