hemoconcentration

[hee-muh-kon-suhn-trey-shuhn, hem-uh-]

noun

1. an increase in the concentration of cellular elements in the blood, resulting from loss of plasma.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemoconcentration¹

First recorded in 1935–40; hemo- + concentration

Example Sentences

Despite no alteration to total body fluid volume, the distension of large central vessels produces another paradoxical change: suppression of the so-called renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis, resulting in net salt and water excretion and increasing hematocrit due to hemoconcentration.

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