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third spacing

third spacing noun: the abnormal accumulation of fluid (watery liquid) into an extracellular and extravascular space or potential space (i.e., outside vessels and outside cells).

Noun

third spacing (uncountable)

  1. The abnormal accumulation of fluid (watery liquid) into an extracellular and extravascular space or potential space (i.e., outside vessels and outside cells).

Questions about third spacing

What does third spacing mean?
Third spacing means the abnormal accumulation of fluid (watery liquid) into an extracellular and extravascular space or potential space (i.e., outside vessels and outside cells).
What part of speech is third spacing?
Third spacing is a noun.

Words near third spacing in the dictionary

  1. third shifts
  2. third slip
  3. third slips
  4. third space
  5. third spaces
  6. third spacing
  7. third stream
  8. third string
  9. third strings
  10. third time is the charm
  11. third time lucky

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