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DEHYDRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The process of extracting moisture
Synonyms:
dehydration; desiccation; drying up; evaporation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("dehydration" is a kind of...):
extraction (the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dehydration"):
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)
Holonyms ("dehydration" is a part of...):
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)
Derivation:
dehydrate (lose water or moisture)
dehydrate (remove water from)
dehydrate (preserve by removing all water and liquids from)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Depletion of bodily fluids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dehydration" is a kind of...):
thirst; thirstiness (a physiological need to drink)
Derivation:
dehydrate (lose water or moisture)
dehydrate (remove water from)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Dryness resulting from the removal of water
Synonyms:
dehydration; desiccation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dehydration" is a kind of...):
dryness; waterlessness; xerotes (the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water))
Derivation:
dehydrate (lose water or moisture)
dehydrate (remove water from)
dehydrate (preserve by removing all water and liquids from)
Context examples:
Drink small amounts of clear liquids to avoid dehydration.
(Nausea and Vomiting, NIH)
They include vomiting, dehydration, hypotonia, developmental delays, hepatomegaly, lethargy, intellectual disabilities, and chronic kidney disease.
(Methylmalonic Acidemia, NCI Thesaurus)
Trivial name applied, together with dehydratase, to certain hydro-lyases (EC class 4.2.1) catalyzing hydration-dehydration.
(Lyase, NCI Thesaurus)
Lyase Genes encode Lyases, a class of enzymes that catalyze the hydration-dehydration cleavage of C-C, C-O, C-N, and other bonds by means other than hydrolysis or oxidation.
(Lyase Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
The most common problem with gastroenteritis is dehydration.
(Gastroenteritis, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A dehydration process typically used to preserve a perishable material.
(Freeze-Drying, NCI Thesaurus)
Signs of dehydration in babies and young children include a dry mouth and tongue, crying without tears, no wet diapers for 3 hours or more, a high fever and being unusually sleepy or drowsy.
(Dehydration, NIH)
Severe diarrhea or vomiting can cause dehydration.
(Dehydration, NCI Dictionary)
Dehydration can be rapid so fluid replacement is essential.
(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Signs and symptoms appear early in life and include vomiting, dehydration, breathing difficulties, seizures, lethargy, and coma.
(Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)
