hyperviscosity
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Definition of hyperviscosity
: excessive viscosity or thickness especially : an abnormal increase in the viscosity of blood The patient had no symptoms suggestive of hyperviscosity, including visual changes, vertigo, ataxia, and changes in mental status. —Alexander Turchin et al.
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hyperviscosity
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Medical Definition of hyperviscosity
: excessive viscosity or thickness (as of the blood) As erythrocytosis due to arterial desaturation develops … symptoms of hyperviscosity (visual disturbances, fatigue, headache, dizziness, and paresthesias) may appear. —M. Elizabeth Brickner et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 3 Feb. 2000
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