hypervolemia

[ hahy-per-vuh-lee-mee-uh ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• hy·per·vo·le·mic especially British, hy·per·vo·lae·mic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypervolemia¹

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