hipoglucemia

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Spanish

Etymology

From hipo- +‎ glucemia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ipoɡluˈθemja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ipoɡluˈsemja/
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: hi‧po‧glu‧ce‧mia

Noun

hipoglucemia f (plural hipoglucemias)

  1. hypoglycemia
    Antonym: hiperglucemia
    • 2016 May, “Descubren una inyección que remite la diabetes durante un tiempo”, in Prensa Libre:
      Schwartz, de la Universidad de Washington, afirmó que el efecto antidiabético no agrava la hipoglucemia y que guarda relación con un mecanismo completamente desconocido, que reduce la concentración de glucosa en el sistema sanguíneo.
      Schwartz, from the University of Washington, affirmed that the antidiabetogenic effect does not worsen the hypoglycemia and that it links to a completely unknown mechanism, which reduces the glucose concentration in the sanguineous system.

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