hypovolaemic
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/ˌhaɪpoʊvəˈliːmɪk/
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/ˌhaɪpəʊvəˈleɪmɪk/
low blood volume
Etymology
'hypovolaemic' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'hypovolaemia', where the prefix 'hypo-' meant 'under' (from Greek) and 'volaemia' referred to 'blood volume' (a modern medical compound related to Latin 'volumen' 'volume' and Greek 'haima' 'blood').
'hypovolaemic' developed in modern medical English from the New Latin term 'hypovolaemia' (formed mid-to-late 19th/20th century) and later produced variant spellings such as the US 'hypovolemic'.
Initially it denoted the clinical state of 'reduced blood volume'; over time it has remained specialized medical usage describing either the state itself or attributes/conditions related to that state.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
having or caused by an abnormally low volume of circulating blood plasma (hypovolaemia); used of a patient or condition characterized by reduced blood volume.
The trauma team treated the hypovolaemic patient with urgent fluid resuscitation.
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Adjective 2
relating to or used in reference to hypovolaemia (e.g., hypovolaemic shock).
Hypovolaemic shock requires rapid identification of the source of blood or fluid loss.
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