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hy·po·vo·le·mia | \ ˌhī-pō-vä-ˈlē-mē-ə 
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\Definition of hypovolemia
medical : a decrease in the volume of circulating blood in the body (as from traumatic injury or severe dehydration)
… fever and hypotension are common features in critically ill patients and may be attributed to sepsis and hypovolemia.— Mark S. Cooper et al.
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hypovolemic \ ˌhī-pō-vä-ˈlē-mik \ adjective
\ adjective hypovolemic shock with multiple organ failure following rapid blood loss
a hypovolemic patient
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hypovolemia
nounhy·po·vo·le·mia
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or chiefly British hypovolaemia \ -väl-ˈē-mē-ə \
\Medical Definition of hypovolemia
: decrease in the volume of the circulating blood
Other Words from hypovolemia
hypovolemic or chiefly British hypovolaemic \ -ˈē-mik \ adjective
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The first known use of hypovolemia was in 1925
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