| 单词 | water intoxication |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater intoxication water intoxication n. Medicine †(a) drunkenness resulting from contamination of a water supply with alcohol (obsolete rare); (b) a condition resulting from excessive water intake or administration, or from impaired water excretion, characterized by headache, nausea, unsteadiness, and confusion, progressing in severe cases to convulsions, coma, and death. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered nutrition > [noun] > excessive thirst or intake polydipsia1661 water intoxication1861 theism1886 1861 All Year Round 14 Sept. 600/1 As the weather got much colder, no more mysterious cases of water-intoxication were heard of among the females of the household. 1921 Trans. Assoc. Amer. Physicians 36 409 During the course of clinical studies certain observations were made which led to experiments in animals relative to water balance and water intoxication. 1974 R. Passmore & J. S. Robson Compan. Med. Stud. III. xlix. 8/2 Water intoxication should be considered in any patient with unexplained cerebral dysfunction, particularly if the individual has recently undergone an operation. 2009 Independent 4 Nov. 13/4 Too much [water] can result in water intoxication, hyponatraemia (low salt levels) and even death. < as lemmas |
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