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