hemodynamics

hemodynamics
hemodynamic, adj.
/hee'moh duy nam"iks, hem'oh-/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
the branch of physiology dealing with the forces involved in the circulation of the blood.
[1855-60; HEMO- + DYNAMICS]

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