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kalemia

kalemia noun: the presence of potassium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).

Noun

kalemia (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The presence of potassium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).
    • Patients with renal insufficiency following trauma present special problems in management because clinical uremia, high levels of azotemia and kalemia, and myocardial potassium intoxication develop rapidly.1955 February, Lloyd H. Smith, Jr., “Post-traumatic Renal Insufficiency in Military Casualties”, in The American Journal of Medicine, volume 18, number 2, II. Management, Use of an Artificial Kidney...
    • One of the criteria of efficiency is the reversal of these potassium movements, with decrease of kalemia and increase of the intra-cellular cation, expressing a recovery of ATPase activity.1982, Veterinary and Human Toxicology, page 67

kalemia meaning in Tamil

kalemia in Tamil

இரத்தத்தில் பொட்டாசியம்

Forms of kalemia

alternative formkalaemia

Origin of kalemia

From kal(ium) + -emia.

Words formed from kalemia

Questions about kalemia

What does kalemia mean?
Kalemia means the presence of potassium in the blood, and (usually, especially) the degree (that is, its concentration).
What is kalemia in Tamil?
Kalemia in Tamil is இரத்தத்தில் பொட்டாசியம். See Kalemia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is kalemia?
Kalemia is a noun.

Words near kalemia in the dictionary

  1. kaleidoscoping
  2. Kaleigh
  3. Kalel
  4. kalelike
  5. Kalema
  6. kalemia
  7. kalemic
  8. Kalemie
  9. Kalen
  10. kalenda
  11. kalendar

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