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hypoglycemic

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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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 P OW0 G L AY0 S IY1 M IH0 K 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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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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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