| Descriptor English: | Dehydration | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Deshidratación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Desidratação | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Déshydratation | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Stress, Water Water Stress |
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| Tree number(s): |
C18.452.950.179 C23.550.274 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003681 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism. |
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| Annotation: | differentiate from DESICCATION, a technique for removing moisture from matter; /ther: coord with ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY see FLUID THERAPY if pertinent; do not use entry term WATER STRESS for water stress test: consider IMMERSION; permitted (NIM) with microorganisms, lower animals and plants |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Desiccation
MeSH Fluid Therapy MeSH Rehydration Solutions MeSH Thirst MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3694 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003681 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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Dehydration
- Preferred
Water Stress
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0005757 |
| Scope note | The condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism. |
| Preferred term | Dehydration |
| Concept UI |
M0410970 |
| Preferred term | Water Stress |
| Entry term(s) |
Stress, Water |
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