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hypovolemia
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hypovolemia /hy·po·vo·le·mia/ (-vōl-ēm´e-ah) diminished volume of circulating blood in the body.hypovole´mic
hy·po·vo·le·mi·a (hip-v-lm-)
n.
See oligemia.
hypo·vo·lemic adj.
hypovolemia
[-vōlē′mē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, hypo + L, volumen, whirl; Gk, haima, blood
an abnormally low circulating blood volume. Also spelled hypovolaemia. hypovolemic, adj.
hypovolemia [hi″po-vo-le´me-ah]
abnormally decreased volume of circulating blood in the body; see also hypovolemic shock. adj., adj hypovole´mic.
hypovolemia
abnormally decreased volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body.
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