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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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Prevention
... Preventing dehydration sounds easy enough: consume lots of fluids and foods high in water such as fruits and vegetables. But questions as to how much fluid, what kind and when to drink muddy the water...
Source: MayoClinic
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