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hyperkalemia

hy·per·ka·lemia

uncommon

noun

1.

higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs

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Origin

From hyper- + kalemia or hyper- + kal(ium) + -emia.

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