Meaning & use
Oligemia
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An abnormally low volume of blood circulating in the body.
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Severe blood loss after the accident left the patient in a state of oligemia.
Doctors monitor for oligemia after major surgery to catch dangerous drops in blood volume early.
A note on using this word
Built from Greek "oligos" (few, little) and "haima" (blood); the British spelling is "oligaemia."
Words with a similar meaning
hypovolemia
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Words with an opposite meaning
hypervolemia
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