hemoconcentration
[ hee-muh-kon-suh n-trey-shuh n, hem-uh- ]
/ ˌhi məˌkɒn sənˈtreɪ ʃən, ˌhɛm ə- /
noun
an increase in the concentration of cellular elements in the blood, resulting from loss of plasma.
Origin of hemoconcentration
First recorded in 1935–40;
hemo- +
concentration
Words nearby hemoconcentration
hemochorial placenta,
hemochromatosis,
hemochrome,
hemoclasis,
hemocoel,
hemoconcentration,
hemoconia,
hemoconiosis,
hemocyanin,
hemocyte,
hemocytoblast
Medical definitions for hemoconcentration
hemoconcentration
[ hē′mō-kŏn′sən-trā′shən ]
n.
A decrease in plasma volume resulting in an increase in the concentration of red blood cells in blood.