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Dehydration (hypohydration) is the removal of water (hydor in ancient Greek) from an object. Medically, dehydration is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which the body contains an insufficient volume of water for normal functioning. The term "volume depletion" is similar to dehydration, but it refers to the loss of salts as well as water. Also see Hypovolemia. In chemistry, dehydration refers to a type of elimination reaction that involves the loss of water ( H2O) from ...
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- Calculation of percentage changes in volumes of blood, plasma, and red cells in dehydration (Google Health)
- Dehydration (Cleveland Clinic)

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