Hypoglycemia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A too low level of blood glucose. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet wordnet

Synonyms

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euglycemiahypoglucosishypoglycaemiahypoglycosemianormoglycemia

Example

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"The pump developed by researchers is a double pump — in addition to insulin, it automatically secretes glucagon, a hormone that taps glucose reserves in the liver, raising blood sugar levels when they get too low, a condition called hypoglycemia."

Etymology

From hypo- + glycemia or hypo- + glyc- + -emia.

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