- blood-volume expander
- Blutvolumenexpander m, Volumenexpander m
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Volume expander — A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that has the function of providing volume for the circulatory system. It may be used for fluid replacement. Contents 1 Physiology 2 Types 2.1 Colloids 2 … Wikipedia
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expander — noun Date: 1862 one that expands; specifically any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume … New Collegiate Dictionary
expander — ex·pand·er ik span dər n any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume called also extender * * * ex·pan·der (ek spanґdər) [L. expandere to… … Medical dictionary
BVE — binocular visual efficiency; blood vessel endothelium; blood volume expander … Medical dictionary
BVE — • binocular visual efficiency; • blood vessel endothelium; • blood volume expander … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
dextran — 1. Any of several water soluble high molecular weight glucose polymers (average MW 75,000; ranging between 1,000 and 40,000,000) produced by the action of members of the family Lactobacillaceae and certain other microorganisms on sucrose; used in … Medical dictionary
Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers — At the beginning of 20th century excellent work of Landsteiner and co authors combine with significant progress in fields of heart and circulation physiology initiated development of modern transfusion medicine allowing that blood transfusion… … Wikipedia
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