hypernatremic
adjUK /ˌhaɪ.pə.nəˈtɹiː.mɪk/ · US /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.nəˈtɹi.mɪk/
Etymology From hypernatremia + -ic = hyper- + natremia + -ic. By surface analysis, hyper- + natr- + -emic.
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Medicine, Sciences Usually Having an abnormally high concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- Although nearly half the hypernatremic patients had a febrile illness, other associated conditions assume more prominence than in infants.1991, Stephen Brennan & J. Carlos Ayus, "Treatment of Hypoosmolar and Hyperosmolar States", chapter 1 in Wadi N. Suki & Shaul G. Massry (eds.), Therapy of Renal Diseases and Related Disorders, page 11
- In all hypernatremic patients who primarily have water losses without electrolyte losses, the urine sodium excretion concentration merely reflects sodium intake.2008, Robert W. Schrier, Manual of Nephrology: Diagnosis and Therapy, page 35:
- Antonyms
- hyponatremic
- Related terms
- hypernatremia, natremia, natremic
- Coordinate terms
- hypercalcemic, hypercupremic, hyperferremic, hyperkalemic, hypermagnesemic