hypervolemia

American

[hahy-per-vuh-lee-mee-uh] / ˌhaɪ pər vəˈli mi ə /

especially British, hypervolaemia

noun

Medicine/Medical. the state or condition of having a higher than normal volume of blood or fluids in the body.

Other Word Forms

hypervolemic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypervolemia

First recorded in 1925–30; hyper- ( def. ) + vol(ume) ( def. ) + -emia ( def. )

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hypervolemia

So, doctors said, they are told to list it as hypervolemia, a condition that occurs when there is too much fluid in the blood, a diagnosis that isn’t tracked and hides the problem.

From New York Times ● Jan. 1, 2018

Restoring homeostasis in these patients depends upon reversing the condition that triggered the hypervolemia.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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