HYPOVOLEMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypovolemic mean? 

• HYPOVOLEMIC (adjective)
  The adjective HYPOVOLEMIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

  Familiarity information: HYPOVOLEMIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOVOLEMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

hypovolaemic; hypovolemic

Pertainym:

hypovolemia (a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood)

Derivation:

hypovolemia (a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood)

 Context examples 

These two responses constitute the basis of the hypovolemic shock and multi-organ failure that sepsis patients develop, culminating in their death.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)