hy·po·vo·le·mia
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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
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ˌhī-pō-vä-ˈlē-mik
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adjective
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adjective
hypovolemic shock with multiple organ failure following rapid blood loss
a hypovolemic patient
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hypovolemia
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hy·po·vo·le·mia
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or chiefly British hypovolaemia \
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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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