DEHYDRATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dehydration mean? 

• DEHYDRATION (noun)
  The noun DEHYDRATION has 3 senses:

1. dryness resulting from the removal of water

2. depletion of bodily fluids

3. the process of extracting moisture

  Familiarity information: DEHYDRATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEHYDRATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dryness resulting from the removal of water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dehydration; desiccation

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)

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:

The process of extracting moisture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

dehydration; desiccation; drying up; evaporation

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)

 Context examples 

Severe, intractable vomiting during pregnancy (usually the first trimester) accompanied by dehydration, weight loss, and electrolyte imbalances.

(Hyperemesis Gravidarum, NCI Thesaurus)

Dehydration resulting from abnormally high levels of sodium in the blood.

(Hypernatremic Dehydration, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, and malnutrition.

(Hemoglobin, NCI Dictionary)

Drinking fluids to prevent dehydration, replenishing salt and minerals, and limiting time in the heat can help.

(Heat Illness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Surprisingly, the phenomenon is not particularly understood, though it is thought that their underlying causes include dehydration, our immune response, and disturbances of our metabolism and hormone.

(Wine before beer, or beer before wine? Either way, you’ll be hungover, University of Cambridge)

It may be used to check for conditions such as anemia, dehydration, malnutrition, and leukemia.

(HCT, NCI Dictionary)

Clinical signs and symptoms appear early in life and include projectile vomiting and dehydration.

(Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include burns, dehydration, radiation, and leprosy.

(Hypohidrosis, NCI Thesaurus)

This replenishes the body's supply of water, carbohydrates and electrolytes, and prevents both dehydration and renal dysfunction.

(Oral Rehydration Solution OS-1, NCI Thesaurus)

The osmolality of serum can help diagnose several medical conditions such as dehydration, diabetes, and shock.

(Osmolality, NCI Dictionary)