Noun: hypervolaemia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypervolemia)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypervolemia)
- A blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood
"The patient developed hypervolaemia due to excessive fluid retention";
- hypervolemia [N. Amer]
Type of: blood disease, blood disorder
Antonym: hypovolaemia [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Hypervolaemia