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| hy·po·ka·le·mi·a [ hpō kə lmee ə ] |
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low potassium levels in the blood: a lack of potassium in the blood, usually caused by excessive amounts of it being excreted, that leads to muscle weakness, heart irregularities, disorientation, and sometimes cardiac arrest
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| [Mid-20th century. <hypo- + modern Latin kalium "potassium" + Greek haima "blood"] |
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