hemodynamics

noun

he·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ics ˌhē-mō-dī-ˈna-miks 

-də-

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

1

: a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood

2

: the forces or mechanisms involved in circulation

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

hemodynamics

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

he·​mo·​dy·​nam·​ics

variants or chiefly British haemodynamics

-iks 

1

: a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood

2

a

: the forces or mechanisms involved in circulation (as of a particular body part)

renal hemodynamics

b

: hemodynamic effect (as of a drug)