hypocomplementemia

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hypocomplementemia /hy·po·com·ple·men·te·mia/ (-kom″plĕ-men-te´me-ah) diminution of complement levels in the blood.

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A hereditary or acquired condition in which a component of blood complement is lacking or reduced.

hypocomplementemia

diminution of complement levels in the blood. An inherited defect in Finnish-Landrace sheep.

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Hypocomplementemia secondary to hepatic dysfunction may have enhanced the patient's susceptibility to meningococcal infection.

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