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OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obstructive shock mean?
• OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK (noun)
The noun OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK has 1 sense:
1. shock caused by obstruction of blood flow
Familiarity information: OBSTRUCTIVE SHOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shock caused by obstruction of blood flow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("obstructive 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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