Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun distributive_shock

1 sense of distributive shock

Sense 1
distributive shock -- (shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow)
       => shock -- ((pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock")