afterdrop
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afterdrop
A decrease in body temperature observed as a complication during rewarming of a hypothermic patient. It is believed to be the result of redistribution of cooler blood.
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Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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