hypovolemia

American  

[hahy-poh-vuh-lee-mee-uh] / ˌhaɪ poʊ vəˈli mi ə /

especially British, hypovolaemia

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• hypovolemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hypovolemia

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