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hypernatremic

/ˌhaɪ.pə.nəˈtɹiː.mɪk/US/ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mɪk/

hypernatremic adjective: having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.

Adjective

hypernatremic (not generally comparable, comparative more hypernatremic, superlative most hypernatremic)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
    • Although nearly half the hypernatremic patients had a febrile illness, other associated conditions assume more prominence than in infants.1991, Stephen Brennan & J. Carlos Ayus, "Treatment of Hypoosmolar and Hyperosmolar States", chapter 1 in Wadi N. Suki & Shaul G. Massry (eds.), Therapy of Renal Diseases and Related Disorders, page 11
    • In all hypernatremic patients who primarily have water losses without electrolyte losses, the urine sodium excretion concentration merely reflects sodium intake.2008, Robert W. Schrier, Manual of Nephrology: Diagnosis and Therapy, page 35

Antonyms of hypernatremic

Forms of hypernatremic

comparativemore hypernatremic
superlativemost hypernatremic

Origin of hypernatremic

From hypernatremia + -ic = hyper- + natremia + -ic. By surface analysis, hyper- + natr- + -emic.

Questions about hypernatremic

What does hypernatremic mean?
Hypernatremic means having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
What part of speech is hypernatremic?
Hypernatremic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hypernatremic?
Hypernatremic is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.pə.nəˈtɹiː.mɪk/ (UK).

Words near hypernatremic in the dictionary

  1. hypernatraemia
  2. hypernatraemias
  3. hypernatraemic
  4. hypernatremia
  5. hypernatremias
  6. hypernatremic
  7. hypernatural
  8. hypernaturalism
  9. hypernaturalistic
  10. hypernavigation
  11. hyperneddylate

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