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hypervolemia
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hypervolemia /hy·per·vo·le·mia/ (-vo-le´me-ah) abnormal increase in the plasma volume in the body.
hy·per·vo·le·mi·a (hpr-v-lm-)
n.
An abnormally increased volume of blood.
hyper·vo·lemic adj.
hypervolemia
[-vōlē′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hyper + L, volumen, paper roll; Gk, haima, blood
an increase in the amount of intravascular fluid, particularly in the volume of circulating blood or its components. See also congestive heart failure.
hypervolemia (hī´prvolē´mē),
n increased blood volume.
hypervolemia
abnormal increase in the volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body. See also fluid volume excess.


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