hypoglycemia

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hī′pō glī sē′mē ə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•po•gly•ce•mi•a /ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimiə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologyan abnormally low level of a blood sugar, glucose, in the blood.
hy•po•gly•ce•mic /ˌhaɪpoʊglaɪˈsimɪk/USA pronunciation  adj., n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hy•po•gly•ce•mi•a  (hī′pō glī sē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
  • hypo- + glyc- + -emia 1890–95
hy′po•gly•ce′mic, adj. 

'hypoglycemia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hyperinsulinism - insulin-coma therapy - insulinoma

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