hypomagnesemia

English

Alternative forms

• hypomagnesaemia

Etymology

From hypo- +‎ magnesemia or hypo- +‎ magnes(io)- +‎ -emia.

Noun

hypomagnesemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypomagnesemias)

1. (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

• French: hypomagnésémie (fr) f