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hyposelenemia

US/ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/

hyposelenemia noun: the condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.

Noun

hyposelenemia (uncountable)

  1. The condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.
    • In 11 of these patients, the hyposelenemia was a result of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases (coeliac disease, malabsorption, Whipple's disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal obstruction).1992, Donald W. Seldin, The Kidney: Physiology and Pathophysiology, volume 3, page 2999

Forms of hyposelenemia

alternative formhyposelenaemia

Origin of hyposelenemia

From hypo- + seleno- + -emia.

Questions about hyposelenemia

What does hyposelenemia mean?
Hyposelenemia means the condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.
What part of speech is hyposelenemia?
Hyposelenemia is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyposelenemia?
Hyposelenemia is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/ (US).

Words near hyposelenemia in the dictionary

  1. hyposecretions
  2. hyposecretory
  3. hyposegmentation
  4. hyposegmented
  5. hyposelenaemia
  6. hyposelenemia
  7. hyposensitisation
  8. hyposensitisations
  9. hyposensitise
  10. hyposensitised
  11. hyposensitises

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