dehydration

[dee-hahy-drey-shuh n]

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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.

Origin of dehydration

First recorded in 1850–55; dehydrate + -ion

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Related Words for dehydration

drought, dehydration, lack, scarcity, melting, dispersal, desiccation, insufficiency, dearth, deficiency, want, need, aridity, evanescence, disappearance, escape, dissipation, fading, vaporization, exsiccation

Examples from the Web for dehydration

Contemporary Examples of dehydration

Anxiety, restlessness, chills, sweating, blurred vision, and dehydration can occur with the use of MDMA.
Why Molly Is Especially Deadly at Summer Music Festivals
Abby Haglage
June 7, 2014
Dehydration, in heat and humidity as well as dry winter weather, is a major headache trigger.
Why Everything from Frigid Temperatures to Lightning Can Induce Migraines
Caitlin Dickson
January 8, 2014
Workers lollygag, die of dehydration and exhaustion, and revolt.
The 2013 Novel of the Year Is…
Nathaniel Rich
December 30, 2013
Short-term, they include teeth grinding, dehydration, anxiety, insomnia, fever, and loss of appetite.
Molly: The Dangerous Drug That’s Too Good to Quit
Abby Haglage
September 8, 2013
Gardner surmised that during the day LaFever may have stayed in the river to keep cool, which slowed his rate of dehydration.
Ray Gardner Used Autism Training To Find William LaFever
Laura Colarusso
July 14, 2012

Historical Examples of dehydration

Condition fair, considering the dehydration and extensive sunburn.
Planet of the Damned
Harry Harrison
We shall, therefore, discuss in detail its reaction to heat and dehydration.
Scurvy Past and Present
Alfred Fabian Hess
Dehydration results in the formation of a “betane,” which is a tetrahydro-trigonelline (see Betane).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6
Various
Dehydration by diet is very valuable under certain circumstances when the dropsy 591 is other than renal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7
Various
I couldn't find anything wrong with you except hypoglycemia and dehydration, so I treated that.
Insidekick
Jesse Franklin Bone

dehydration in Medicine

dehydration

[dē′hī-drā′shən]

n.

Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or a body part, as occurs during illness or fluid deprivation.
The process of removing water from a substance or compound.

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dehydration in Science

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.

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dehydration in Culture

dehydration

The removal of water; in chemistry, the loss of two hydrogen atoms for every oxygen atom (see H2O).

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