Definition: 'Hemoconcentration'
hemoconcentration
Type: TermPronunciation: hē′mō-kon′sen-trā′shŭn
Definitions:
1. 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.
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