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hypercalcemia

hy·per·cal·ce·mi·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-kal-see-mee-uh]
    • /ˌhaɪ pər kælˈsi mi ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-per-kal-see-mee-uh]
    • /ˌhaɪ pər kælˈsi mi ə/

Definitions of hypercalcemia word

  • noun hypercalcemia an abnormally large amount of calcium in the blood. 1
  • noun hypercalcemia (medicine) The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood. 1

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Origin of hypercalcemia

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1920-25; See origin at hyper-, calc-, -emia

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Parts of speech for Hypercalcemia

noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hypercalcemia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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