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Physiological Phenomena > Fluid Shifts

Preferred term

Fluid Shifts  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Translocation of body fluids from one compartment to another, such as from the vascular to the interstitial compartments. Fluid shifts are associated with profound changes in vascular permeability and WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE. The shift can also be from the lower body to the upper body as in conditions of weightlessness.

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In other languages

  • French

  • Déplacements des liquides corporels
  • Échanges liquidiens
  • Mouvements des liquides corporels
  • Transfert liquidien

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KF3L0DD7-6

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