hyperchloremia

English

Alternative forms

• hyperchloraemia

Etymology

By surface analysis, hyper- +‎ chlor- +‎ -emia.

Noun

hyperchloremia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperchloremias)

1. An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally elevated level of the chloride ion in the blood.

   Synonym: chloremia

   Antonym: hypochloremia

   Hypernym: chloremia

Related terms

• hyperchloremic (adj)

Translations

an abnormally elevated level of the chloride in the blood

• Italian: ipercloremia (it) f
• Portuguese: hipercloremia f
• Spanish: hipercloremia f