hypovolemic
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- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpəˈvoʊlɪmɪk/
- Specialized
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hipovolémico
- During the examination, it became clear that she was hypovolemic from dehydration after not drinking water for several days.
- hypovolemic shock
Examples
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Hypovolemic symptoms may also be present, which may include hypotension, increased heart rate, and altered cardiac output and central venous pressure.
Academic text (2004) -
Massive blood loss, hypovolemic shock.
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Patients with hypovolemic shock have endoscopy as soon as they are resuscitated.
Academic text (1995) -
He's in hypovolemic shock.
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You're hypovolemic.
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The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms indicated he was experiencing hypovolemic shock due to the severe blood loss.
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He was diagnosed with hypovolemic shock after losing a significant amount of blood in the accident.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A very serious condition when the body loses too much blood or fluid and organs do not get enough blood
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypovolemic = volemic (opaque) = hypo + volem + ic
The word is a specialized medical formation built on the combining element 'volem-' and the prefix 'hypo-', so most learners cannot infer the meaning reliably from the parts.
Etymology
Hypovolemic breaks into hypo- meaning 'less' and a part like volume meaning 'amount'. So hypovolemic describes a 'less amount of blood' in the body, which is why it can cause shock.