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Shock: Severe condition from reduced blood circulation. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Shock is available below.
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A profound hemodynamic and metabolic disturbance characterized by the failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate perfusion of vital organs; causes inadequate delivery of nutrients and insufficient removal of cellular waste products to and from the tissues. - (Source - Diseases Database)
The feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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