oligaemia
/ˌɒlɪˈɡiːmɪə
/(US oligemia)
noun
Another term for hypovolaemia.The chest radiograph showed a small left pleural effusion and oligemia of the right upper lung field....
- It is suggested that renal failure was due to oligaemia after the loss of albumin into and from the skin.
- Cerebral oligaemia episode triggers free radical formation and late cognitive deficiencies.
Derivatives
oligaemic
- In vascular lung disease, which was suspected in our patient, regions of hyperemic (higher attenuation) lung mimic ground-glass infiltrates when seen adjacent to oligemic (lower attenuation) regions of lung.
- The onset of oligaemic shock is assessed by monitoring urine flow and, additionally, deep body temperature.
- Within 2 hours of admission he suddenly went into oligaemic shock.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French oligaimie, from Greek oligaimia.
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