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rehydration

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rehydration /re·hy·dra·tion/ (-hi-dra´shun) the restoration of water or fluid content to a patient or to a substance that has become dehydrated.
re·hy·dra·tion (rh-drshn)
n.
1. The restoration of fluid to a dehydrated substance.
2. The replenishment of bodily fluids.

Rehydration
The restoration of water or fluid to a body that has become dehydrated.
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rehydration
[rē′hīdrā′shən]
Etymology: L, re + Gk, hydor, water
restoration of normal water balance in a patient by giving fluids orally or intravenously.

rehydration
the restoration of water or fluid content to a body or to a substance that has become dehydrated.


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