dehydration

English

Etymology

de- +‎ hydration

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /dihaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dehydration (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrations)

  1. The act or process of removing water from something.
  2. The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

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Translations
condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels
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