hypoglycemia
noun/ˌhaɪpoʊɡlaɪˈsimiə/
Frequency rank: #17,438 most common English word
Meaning
A condition in which the level of glucose in the blood is abnormally low.
Example sentence
After skipping breakfast and lunch, she began to feel dizzy and weak, which her doctor later diagnosed as hypoglycemia.
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