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Vinony

dehydration

noun

  1. deficit of total body water
  2. remove moisture from
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Pronunciation: /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/ / /dihaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English hydration English dehydration From de- + hydration.

  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.