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DISTRIBUTIVE SHOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow
Classified under:
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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