hypoglycemia

hypoglycemia — noun

1. a health condition in which a person's blood sugar drops too low, often leaving

1.名詞C2
釋義

a health condition in which a person's blood sugar drops too low, often leaving them dizzy, shaky, or weak

例句

Felipe felt dizzy and shaky when his hypoglycemia hit just before lunch.

hypoglycemia + hit (sudden-onset collocation)

Doctors warned Maeve that skipping meals could trigger sudden hypoglycemia.

trigger + hypoglycemia (cause collocation)

同義詞
  • low blood sugar

    everyday wording for the same condition; less clinical

  • insulin shock

    informal term for severe hypoglycemia brought on by too much insulin

反義詞
  • hyperglycemia

    the opposite condition — abnormally high blood sugar

用法筆記

Often appears with a severity modifier such as 'mild', 'severe', or 'sudden', and pairs with verbs like 'trigger', 'treat', or 'prevent'. The subject experiencing it is usually a patient or someone on insulin.

常見錯誤

❌After eating too much cake, Tom suffered from hypoglycemia.
✅After eating too much cake, Tom suffered from hyperglycemia.
💡hypoglycemia is LOW blood sugar; high blood sugar is hyperglycemia.