SALT DEPLETION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loss of salt from the body without replacement (loss by vomiting or profuse perspiration or urination or diarrhea) thus upsetting the electrolyte balance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("salt depletion" is a kind of...):

depletion (the state of being depleted)

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