hypomagnesemia
noun
hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia
ˌhī-pə-ˌmag-nə-ˈsē-mē-ə 
: deficiency of magnesium in the blood
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Symptoms of hypomagnesemia range from mild to severe and typically depend on how bad the deficiency is.
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024
Magnesium deficiency, or hypomagnesemia, happens if there is less magnesium in your blood than your body needs.1 Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for more than 300 of your body's processes.
—Kathleen Felton, Health, 16 Jan. 2024
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Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 16 July 2024
Magnesium deficiency, or hypomagnesemia, happens if there is less magnesium in your blood than your body needs.1 Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for more than 300 of your body's processes.
—Kathleen Felton, Health, 16 Jan. 2024
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hypomagnesemia
noun
hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypomagnesaemia
: a deficiency of magnesium in the blood especially of cattle
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