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Definition of Hypovolemic

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

Definition of Hypovolemic

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characterized by low volume of blood in the circulatory system; ''as'' hypovolemic shock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypovolemic

Literary usage of Hypovolemic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1992)
"hypovolemic shock may occur as the sole symptom of Type II DCS, but it is more commonly associated with other symptoms. The symptoms of rapid pulse rate, ..."

2. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"These conditions include obesity,16'17 severe adhesions,18 previous abdominal operations,19 cancer,20"22 abdominal hernia,23 pregnancy,24 hypovolemic shock ..."

3. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"These catastrophic events were characterized by severe anemia, splenomegaly, hypovolemic shock, and sudden death, and it was suggested that patients had ..."

4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"Many died in transit, and others arrived at the field hospital profoundly hypovolemic as they faced immediate surgery. Casualties arriving at the CCS who ..."

5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... research in the fields of burn injury, hypovolemic shock and surgical infection. Specific research projects are conducted in the fields of: hemodynamics ..."

6. Essentials for Animal Research: A Primer for Research Personnel by B. Taylor Bennett (1996)
"The small total blood volume of some of the laboratory animal species necessitates careful attention to hemostasis during surgery, to prevent hypovolemic ..."

7. Guatemala, Getting Away with Murder: An Americas Watch and Physicians for by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), Anne Manuel, Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1991)
"The most likely immediate cause of death would have been through hypovolemic shock consequent to the massive hemorrhage. ..."

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