Examples of hypocalcemia in a Sentence
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David had persistent hypocalcemia (low blood calcium levels) and frequent infections because of inadequate levels of T cells in his immune system.
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Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Causes of newborn hypocalcemia can have their source in either the mother or the baby.
—Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
One of the main causes of death among hens, hypocalcemia, or low blood calcium levels, was most prevalent in aviaries.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 16 July 2016
Mark Cohen, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Causes of newborn hypocalcemia can have their source in either the mother or the baby.
—Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
One of the main causes of death among hens, hypocalcemia, or low blood calcium levels, was most prevalent in aviaries.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 16 July 2016
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Hypocalcemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocalcemia. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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Medical Definition
hypocalcemia
noun
hy·po·cal·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypocalcaemia
: a deficiency of calcium in the blood
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