DISTRIBUTIVE SHOCK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("distributive shock" is a kind of...):

shock ((pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor)

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