anhydration


de·hy·dra·tion

(dē'hī-drā'shŭn), Avoid the jargonistic use of this word as a synonym of thirst.1. Deprivation of water. Synonym(s): anhydration2. Reduction of water content. 3. Synonym(s): exsiccation (2) 4. Synonym(s): desiccation5. Used commonly in emergency departments to describe a state of water loss sufficient to cause intravascular volume deficits leading to orthostatic symptoms.

de·hy·dra·tion

(dē-hī-drā'shŭn) 1. Deprivation of water.
Synonym(s): anhydration. 2. Process of losing body water, progressing either from the hyperhydrated state to euhydration or from euhydration downward to hypohydration. 3. Synonym(s): exsiccation (2) . 4. Synonym(s): desiccation.