noun
- A deficiency of blood or a reduction in the volume of blood in the body.
Usage: medical; also spelled hyphaemia in British English
Examples
- The patient's hyphemia was caused by severe bleeding from the wound.
- Doctors monitored the hyphemia carefully to prevent shock.
- Hyphemia can result from dehydration or significant blood loss.
- The condition of hyphemia requires immediate medical intervention.
- Treatment for hyphemia often includes fluid or blood transfusions.