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noun
A state of decreased blood plasma volume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: oligaemia, oligemia
Antonyms: hypervolemia
noun
a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hypovolaemia
Antonyms: hypervolemia
Broader terms: blood disease, blood disorder
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- English volemia English hypovolemia From hypo- + volemia.
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