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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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The Benefits of Water
... Almost everyone knows that you should drink eight glasses of water a day. But is it really necessary? "Absolutely," says Cleveland Clinic nutritionist Andrea Dunn. "Almost every cell in...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Dehydration and Your Child ... What is dehydration? Dehydration occurs when an infant or child loses so much body fluid that they are not able to maintain ordinary function. Dehydration may be caused by not drinking enough water, v...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Overview ... A professional athlete — strong, fit and apparently in excellent health — collapses during a workout on a hot day and never recovers. The cause of death is dehydration (hypohydration), whi...
Source: MayoClinic
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