Etymograph

English

hypokalemia

From hypo- + kalemia or hypo- + kal(ium) + -emia.

Formed from hypo- + kalemia

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Today it means

noun The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypokalemia