exemia

exemia
A condition, as in shock, in which a considerable portion of the blood is removed from the main circulation but remains within blood vessel s in certain areas where it is stagnant. [G. ex, out of, + haima, blood]

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ex·e·mia (eg-seґme-ə) [ex- + -emia] loss of fluid from the blood vessels, with resultant hemoconcentration.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • hemoconcentration — Decrease in the volume of plasma in relation to the number of red blood cells; increase in the concentration of red blood cells in the circulating blood. * * * he·mo·con·cen·tra·tion or chiefly Brit hae·mo·con·cen·tra·tion .hē mō .kän(t) sən trā… …   Medical dictionary

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