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hypovolemia

Syllabification: (hy·po·vo·le·mi·a)

(Britishhypovolaemia)
Definition of hypovolemia

noun

Medicine
  • a decreased volume of circulating blood in the body.

Derivatives

hypovolemic

Pronunciation: /-ˈlēmik/

adjective

Origin:

early 20th century: from hypo- 'under' + volume + Greek haima 'blood'

hypovolemia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hypovolemia in the British & World English dictionary