Noun: hypokalaemia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypokalemia)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypokalemia)
- Abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities; associated with adrenal tumors, starvation or taking diuretics
"Her hypokalaemia caused muscle weakness and irregular heartbeats";
- hypokalemia [N. Amer]
Type of: symptom
Encyclopedia: Hypokalaemia