neuroglycopenia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neuro- + glycopenia.
Noun
[edit]neuroglycopenia (uncountable)
- (medicine) A shortage of glucose in the nervous system, especially the central nervous system and usually with especial reference to the brain.
- Synonym: neuroglucopenia
- Hypernyms: glucopenia, glycopenia
- Coordinate terms: cytoglucopenia, hypoglycemia, hypoglycosemia
- Near-synonym: hypoglycorrhachia
Translations
[edit]shortage of glucose in the brain
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