- hyperpotassemia
- SYN: hyperkalemia.
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hy·per·po·tas·se·mic or chiefly Brit hy·per·po·tas·sae·mic -'ē-mik adj* * *
hy·per·po·tas·se·mia (hi″pər-po″tə-seґme-ə) hyperkalemia.
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hyperpotassemia
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