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HYPOVOLEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

Synonyms:

hypovolaemia; hypovolemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypovolemia" is a kind of...):

blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)

Antonym:

hypervolemia (a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood)

Derivation:

hypovolemic (of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood)

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