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hydremia

hydremia

9.9
An excess of fluid in the blood compared with the number of blood cells
  • noun
  • /haɪˈdriːmiə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hidremia
  • Excessive intravenous fluids can sometimes lead to hydremia in hospitalized patients.

Examples

  • The diagnosis of hydremia explained the patient's abnormal blood test results.

  • Many patients with hydremia experience swelling.

  • Doctors monitored the patient's fluid intake to prevent hydremia from worsening.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with hydremia after the tests.

  • Doctors monitored the patient's fluid intake to prevent hydremia from worsening.

  • Excessive intravenous fluids can sometimes lead to hydremia in hospitalized patients.

  • The diagnosis of hydremia explained the patient's abnormal blood test results.

Synonyms

hemodilution
vshydremia
  • Specialized
8.6

A drop in red blood cell or hemoglobin levels when extra fluid is added to the blood

is the resulting excess fluid state rather than the action causing it

Antonyms

dehydration
37 3.8

Losing too much water from your body, making you thirsty and dizzy

Surface Forms

hydremia singular
hydremias plural

Morphology

hydremia = hydr + emia

The word is formed from the technical combining form 'hydr-' and the medical suffix '-emia', neither of which are productive standalone English words for an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not directly derivable from common vocabulary.

Etymology

The word hydremia comes from Greek roots: hydr- meaning 'water', as in hydrate, and -emia meaning 'blood', as in anemia. So hydremia literally means 'too much water in the blood', which explains its medical meaning of an excess of fluid in the blood.