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rehydration

rehydration

1 3.7
To give the body water it lost, for example after exercise or illness
  • noun
  • /ˌriːhaɪˈdreɪʃən/
translation icon : rehidratación
  • The nurse explained that rehydration with an electrolyte solution would help the patient recover from dehydration.
  • oral rehydration
  • rehydration therapy
  • rehydration for diarrhea

I feel like my face also needs rehydration.

Examples

  • After vigorous exercise, rehydration is essential to restore the lost fluids in your body.

  • Racecadotril is designed to be used with rehydration treatment.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Oral rehydration is appropriate for low-risk patients.

    Academic text (2012)

  • While oral rehydration is the most important management of diarrhoea, medical advice should also always be sought in pregnancy.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Rehydration is essential for diarrhea and vomiting.

    Academic text (2012)

  • She was shortly thereafter diagnosed with pneumonia and placed on IV antibiotics and rehydration.

    Blog text (29)

  • Poverty.com says that the treatment for diarrhea is Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT), a mixture of water, salt, and sugar that replenishes the lost fluids in the body.

    Blog text (31)

  • In Uganda, a study on the effect of training showed a decline in the use of injections (50% to 41%), an improvement in the use of oral rehydration treatment for diarrhea (52% to 89%), and a reduction in antidiarrheal drug use (60% to 39%).

    Academic text (1993)

  • In hot weather, it is vital to ensure proper rehydration to prevent heat-related health issues.

Synonyms

hydration
vsrehydration
14 3.7

The process of something taking in water

focuses on replacing water lost from the body after dehydration

Antonyms

dehydration
3 3.4

Removing water from food or other things to make them dry

How Hydrated

hydration
14 3.7
rehydration
1 3.7
dehydration
37 3.8

Surface Forms

rehydration singular
rehydrations plural

Morphology

rehydration = rehydrate (transparent) = re + hydrate + ion

This is a standard process noun formed from the verb 'rehydrate' with '-ion'.

Etymology

Rehydration begins with re- meaning 'again' and hydr- meaning 'water', the same root you see in hydrate and hydrant. So, rehydration is 'putting water back' into the body to replace what was lost after exercise or illness.