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Noun: hypocalcaemia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypocalcemia)
  1. Abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
    "Symptoms of hypocalcaemia included muscle cramps and numbness";
    - hypocalcemia [N. Amer]

Derived forms: hypocalcaemias

Type of: symptom

Antonym: hypercalcaemia [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Hypocalcaemia