depletion

depletion /de·ple·tion/ (-ple´shun) the act or process of emptying or removing, as of fluid from a body compartment.

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de·ple·tion (d-plshn)

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.

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depletion The loss or reduction of a thing normally present. See Ozone depletion, Volume depletion.