hypovolemia

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/haɪpoʊvəˈliːmiə/

noun

A state of decreased blood plasma volume.

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Meanings

nounhypovolemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypovolemias)

plural hypovolemias · alternative hypovolaemia · alternative hypovolæmia

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA state of decreased blood plasma volume.

    Synonyms: oligaemia, oligemia · Antonyms: hypervolemia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA state of decreased blood plasma volume.

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

nouna blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

Opposite
Broader
blood diseaseblood disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Englishvolemia
  6. Englishhypovolemia

From hypo- + volemia.

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Translations

Catalan hipovolèmia
  • hipovolèmiaa state of decreased blood volume
Dutch hypovolemie
  • hypovolemiea state of decreased blood volume
French hypovolémie
  • hypovolémiea state of decreased blood volume
German Hypovolämie
  • Hypovolämiea state of decreased blood volume
Italian ipovolemia
  • ipovolemiaa state of decreased blood volume
Portuguese hipovolemia
  • hipovolemiaa state of decreased blood volume
Spanish hipovolemia
  • hipovolemiaa state of decreased blood volume

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

hypovolemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypovolemia

MLA

“hypovolemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypovolemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypovolemia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypovolemia.

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