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hy'po•vo•le'mic shock'
Pronunciation: (hī'pō-vu-lē'mik, hī"-), [key]a type of shock caused by reduced blood volume, as from massive bleeding or dehydration. Cf.
cardiogenic shock, anaphylactic shock.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.