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SALT DEPLETION
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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)