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Definition of "hypoglycemia" []

  • An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hypoglycemia" in a sentence
  • "The onset of hypoglycemia is often not in the newborn period."
  • ""The trouble with hypoglycemia is you don't wake up," she says."
  • "A quick test of whether heart palpitations are due to hypoglycemia is to see whether drinking orange juice or consuming some other high-GI item makes them go away."