hyposelenemia
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editFrom hypo- + seleno- + -emia.
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edithyposelenemia (uncountable)
- (pathology) The condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.
- 1992, Donald W. Seldin, The Kidney: Physiology and Pathophysiology, volume 3, page 2999:
- In 11 of these patients, the hyposelenemia was a result of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases (coeliac disease, malabsorption, Whipple's disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal obstruction).