depletion /de·ple·tion/ (-ple´shun) the act or process of emptying or removing, as of fluid from a body compartment.
depletion
depletion
de·ple·tion (d -pl  sh n)n. 1. The act or process of depleting. 2. The state of being depleted; exhaustion. 3. Removal of or reduction in a body substance, such as blood, a fluid, or a nutrient. |
depletion
[də·plē′shən]
Etymology: L, deplere, to empty
1 the act or process of emptying or removing, such as of fluid from a body compartment.
2 an exhausted state resulting from excessive loss of blood.
depletion
The loss or reduction of a thing normally present. See Ozone depletion, Volume depletion.
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