bloodloss

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A form of blood loss — the loss of blood caused by heavy bleeding

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Meanings

nounbloodloss (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountablemedicineAlternative form of blood loss.

    Red blood cells with or without cryosupernatant plasma depending on volume need were given to compensate for bloodloss.

    2012, P. Fondu, O. Thijs, Haemostatic Failure in Liver Disease, →ISBN, page 122
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    Thus, bloodloss also revealed in rabbits subjected to prolonged Fe administration certain changes in leucopoiesis, especially in lymphopoiesis.

    2013, A. A. Letavet, E. B. Kurlyandskaya, The Toxicology of Radioactive Substances: Volume 3.59, →ISBN, page 82

    An important problem is the coagulation abnormalities, intrinsic to the deterioration of liver function, with subsequent massive peroperative bloodloss.

    2013, C.H. Gips, R.A. Krom, Progress in Liver Transplantation, →ISBN, page 5

Origin

From blood + loss.

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