hypocalcemia
noun
hypocalcemia is spelled H-Y-P-O-C-A-L-C-E-M-I-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypocalcemia means “The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypocalcemia is hypocalcemias.
How many letters and syllables are in hypocalcemia?
| Letters | 12: H-Y-P-O-C-A-L-C-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypocalcemia?
Hypocalcemia appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypocalcemia
- hypocalcemias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypocalcemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The medical sign of having an abnormally low concentration of calcium ions in the blood.
Near-synonyms: calcipenia, hypocalcia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hypocalcemia come from?
From hypo- + calcemia or hypo- + calc- + -emia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).