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dehydration

[ dee-hahy-drey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or process of dehydrating.
an abnormal loss of water from the body, especially from illness or physical exertion.

dehydration

/ dē′hī-drā′shən /

The process of losing or removing water or moisture.
A condition caused by the excessive loss of water from the body, which causes a rise in blood sodium levels. Since dehydration is most often caused by excessive sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea, water loss is usually accompanied by a deficiency of electrolytes. If untreated, severe dehydration can lead to shock.

First recorded in 1850–55; dehydrate + -ion

Not all hospices will agree to facilitate self-dehydration, so Schwarz refers patients to those that will.

During this debacle, she read some medical literature on self-dehydration.

As she tells patients about the steps of self-dehydration, she tries to avoid influencing their decisions.

Often patients decide against self-dehydration after meeting with Schwarz.

Well, yes, but a recent study in PLOS ONE debunks the myth that it also causes dehydration.

Dehydration is effected by transferring the tissues to fresh absolute alcohol.

And the scrawniness of stem and blade suggested dehydration and poor soil.

Dehydration was practically unknown in the United States, there being but three small plants in existence.

An engine operated by steam produced by the hydration and dehydration of metallic salts.

It probably represents the partial dehydration of limonite, and by further loss of water may pass into haematite or red iron ore.

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