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dehydration

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de·hy·dra·tion  (dh-drshn)
n.
1. The process of removing water from a substance or compound.
2. Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation.

dehydration  (dh-drshn)
1. The process of losing or removing water or moisture.
2. 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.

dehydration
1. the process of dehydrating or removing the water from a substance.
2. the state of being dehydrated.
See also: Water
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dehydration - dryness resulting from the removal of water
dryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)
2.dehydration - depletion of bodily fluids
thirst, thirstiness - a physiological need to drink
3.dehydration - the process of extracting moisture
extraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization - a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
inspissation - the process of thickening by dehydration
plastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"
Translations
dehydration [ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən] Ndeshidratación f
dehydration [ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃən] n [person] → déshydratation f
de-ice [diːˈaɪs] vt [+ windscreen] → dégivrer
de-icer [diːˈaɪsər] n (for car)dégivreur m
de-icing fluid [diːˈaɪsɪŋ] nantigel m
dehydration
nAustrocknung f, → Dehydration f (spec); (of vegetables, milk etc)Trocknung f, → Dehydration f (spec)
dehydration [ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃn] ndisidratazione f


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Summary: Morocco's Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said on Wednesday that "His Majesty King Mohammed VI suffers from a rotavirus infection, along with digestive signs and acute dehydration that require a five-day convalescence.
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