hypophosphatemia
noun
hypophosphatemia is spelled H-Y-P-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-E-M-I-A: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypophosphatemia means “An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypophosphatemia is hypophosphatemias.
How many letters and syllables are in hypophosphatemia?
| Letters | 16: H-Y-P-O-P-H-O-S-P-H-A-T-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 hypophosphatemia?
Hypophosphatemia appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 hypophosphatemia
- hypophosphatemias plural
- hypophosphataemia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypophosphatemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypophosphatemia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormally low blood phosphate level:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hypophosphatémie |
| German | Hypophosphatämie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hypophosphatemia come from?
From hypo- + phosphatemia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).