hypomagnesemia
English
Alternative forms
- hypomagnesaemia
Etymology
hypo- + magnesemia = hypo- + magnes(io)- + -emia.
Noun
hypomagnesemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypomagnesemias)
- (biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of magnesium (Mg) ions in the blood (below the reference range).
Antonyms
- eumagnesemia (normomagnesemia)
- hypermagnesemia
Coordinate terms
- hypocalcemia, hypocupremia, hypoferremia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia (biometallic cation insufficiency in blood)
- hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
Derived terms
- hypomagnesemic
Translations
the condition of having an abnormally low concentration of magnesium ions in the blood
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