Definitions for dehydration
ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃənde·hy·dra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dehydration, desiccationnoun

   dryness resulting from the removal of water

2. dehydrationnoun

   depletion of bodily fluids

3. dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporationnoun

   the process of extracting moisture

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1. dehydrationnoun

   The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.

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1. Dehydration

   In physiology, dehydration is a lack of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes. It occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake, usually due to exercise, disease, or high environmental temperature. Mild dehydration can also be caused by immersion diuresis, which may increase risk of decompression sickness in divers. Most people can tolerate a 3-4% decrease in total body water without difficulty or adverse health effects. A 5-8% decrease can cause fatigue and dizziness. Loss of over ten percent of total body water can cause physical and mental deterioration, accompanied by severe thirst. Death occurs at a loss of between fifteen and twenty-five percent of the body water. Mild dehydration is characterized by thirst and general discomfort and is usually resolved with oral rehydration. Dehydration can cause hypernatremia (high levels of sodium ions in the blood) and is distinct from hypovolemia (loss of blood volume, particularly blood plasma).

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1. dehydration

   Dehydration refers to a condition that results when the body loses more water than it takes in, upsetting the balance of salts and sugars present in the blood, which can affect the way it functions. It can cause symptoms like headache, fatigue, low blood pressure, increase in heart rate, dry mouth, decrease in sweat and urine output, and in severe cases, can lead to serious complications. Dehydration often occurs due to excessive sweating, fever, vomiting, diarrhea or inadequate intake of fluids.

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1. Dehydrationnoun

   the act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed

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1. Dehydration

   In physiology and medicine, dehydration is the excessive loss of body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes. It is literally the removal of water from an object; however, in physiological terms, it entails a deficiency of fluid within an organism. Dehydration of skin and mucous membranes can be called medical dryness. Some authors have reported three types of dehydration based on serum sodium levels: hypotonic or hyponatremic, hypertonic or hypernatremic, and isotonic or isonatremic. In reality however, it emerges that by "hyponatremic" and "eunatremic" dehydration these authors are actually referring to "hypovolemia". In humans, it is thought that the most commonly seen type of dehydration by far is isotonic dehydration, but this effectively refers to hypovolemia. "Dehydration", is thus a term that has loosely been used to mean loss of water, regardless of whether it is as water and solutes or free water. Those who refer to hypotonic dehydration therefore refer to solute loss and thus loss of intravascular volume but in the presence of exaggerated intravascular volume depletion for a given amount of total body water gain. It is true that neurological complications can occur in hypotonic and hypertonic states. The former can lead to seizures, while the latter can lead to osmotic cerebral edema upon rapid rehydration. It is thus important to distinguish "dehydration" from "hypovolemia" and maybe limit the term "dehydration" to states of "hypernatremia" and call all other usage "hypovolemia" as that would greatly facilitate management.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Dehydration

   The condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism.

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1. • Dryness
   • Thirst

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dehydration in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dehydration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of dehydration in a Sentence

1. Shephal Doshi:

   Dehydration can cause changes in your body’s electrolytes and also lowers blood pressure, this puts stress on the body and, as a result, could cause an abnormal heartbeat.

2. Paula Simpson:

   As we age, the epidermis (the skin’s outer layer) thins and weakens, making it susceptible to dehydration and wrinkling.

3. Joey Guerra:

   You see things like that a lot, people being carried out because of exhaustion or dehydration or things like that, he did stop the show, I want to say, three or four times when he noticed people in distress.

4. Obstetrics Gynecology:

   I think it's also important to keep in mind that the risks of any medication -- whether it's ondansetron or any other medication -- need to be balanced against the risks of inadequate treatment or no treatment, particularly in those patients that have severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, or hyperemesis gravidarum, those conditions carry some real risks themselves -- dehydration, electrolyte abnormalities -- and a lot of these patients require admission to the hospital if they're not adequately treated.

5. Melissa Majumdar:

   Mild dehydration can be a physical stressor to the body.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dehydration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dehydration
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dehydration
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dehydration
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dehydration