hypoglycaemia
noun/ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmiə/
/ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmiə/
(British English) (North American English hypoglycemia)
[uncountable] (medical)- the condition of having too low a level of blood sugarWord Originlate 19th cent.: from hypo- ‘below’ + -glyco ‘sugar’ + -aemia, relating to blood .
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