hypoperfusion

Questions

What does hypoperfusion mean?

Decreased perfusion, especially of blood through an organ

Where does hypoperfusion come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-)der. English hypo- Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin perfūsiō Middle French perfusion English perfusion English hypoperfusion From hypo- + perfusion.

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