hypoglycemia

noun

hy·​po·​gly·​ce·​mia ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mē-ə 

: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood

hypoglycemic

ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mik 

adjective or noun

Examples of hypoglycemia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts point to two kinds of older drugs particularly implicated in hypoglycemia: insulin and sulfonylureas like glyburide, glipizide and glimepiride. —The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

During starvation, ghrelin raises blood sugar to provide energy and help prevent hypoglycemia. —Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025

Volunteers will have a chance to assemble snack packs for children, send greeting cards to senior citizens and make hypoglycemia kits for people who have diabetes during next month’s five-city Lions Clubs’ Community Day of Service. —Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2025

Less frequent side effects can include chest discomfort, weakness, headache, rhinitis, hypoglycemia and vitamin B12 deficiency (with long-term metformin use). —Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French hypoglycémie, from hypo- hypo- + glycémie glycemia

First Known Use

circa 1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypoglycemia

• academia
• acidemia
• azotemia
• bacteremia
• hyperaemia
• hyperemia
• hypoxemia
• septicaemia
• septicemia
• thalassaemia
• thalassemia
• tularemia

Kids Definition

hypoglycemia

noun

hy·​po·​gly·​ce·​mia ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mē-ə 

: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood

hypoglycemic

-mik 

adjective or noun

Medical Definition

hypoglycemia

noun

hy·​po·​gly·​ce·​mia

variants or chiefly British hypoglycaemia

ˌhī-pō-glī-ˈsē-mē-ə 

: abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood