overhydrationn.
/ˌəʊvəhʌɪˈdreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərˌhaɪˈdreɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine and Biology.
The condition of having an excessive amount of water in the body or a part of it.
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spongiosis1932
Meigs' syndrome1937
overhydration1943
1943 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 22 471 (heading) The relationship of dehydration and overhydration of the blood plasma to collapse in the management of artificial fever therapy.
1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. ii. xlix. 6/2 While the physiological defences against the naturally occurring hazard of dehydration are extremely effective, those against the iatrogenic hazard of overhydration are much less efficient.
1989 Functional Ecol. 3 697 We believe that our observations of standard masses greater than 100% represent transient overhydration of toads in the field.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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