hypernatremia

noun

hy·per·na·tre·mia

variants or chiefly British hypernatraemia

-nā-ˈtrē-mē-ə

: the presence of an abnormally high concentration of sodium in the blood

hypernatremic adjective

or chiefly British hypernatraemic

-mik

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