dehydration

BrE /dɪhaɪˈdreɪʃn/ AmE /dihahyˈreɪʃn/

noun en → es

1 MEDICAL CONDITION B2

a serious medical condition that happens when the body loses too much water and salt, usually because of not drinking enough or sweating a lot.

deshidratación

  • suffer from dehydration

Collocations dehydration symptoms · severe dehydration

  • She was suffering from severe dehydration after being stranded in the desert.

    Ella padecía deshidratación severa después de estar atrapada en el desierto.

2 CAUSE C1

the process of losing water and salt from the body.

pérdida de agua y sal del cuerpo

  • cause dehydration

Collocations dehydration risk · prevent dehydration

  • The long hike caused severe dehydration.

    La larga caminata causó deshidratación severa.