Medical Definition of Dehydration fever

1. An elevation of temperature in infants after reduction of fluid intake, diarrhoea, or vomiting; probably caused by reduced available body water, with reduced heat loss by evaporation; an analogous condition in adults is seen when exertion is continued in the face of dehydration. Synonym: dehydration fever, exsiccation fever, inanition fever. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dehydration Fever

dehusking
dehusks
dehydrase
dehydrases
dehydratase
dehydratases
dehydrate
dehydrated
dehydrated alcohol
dehydrated food
dehydrated foods
dehydrates
dehydrating
dehydration
dehydration-condensation reaction
dehydration fever (current term)
dehydration reaction
dehydrations
dehydrative
dehydrator
dehydrators
dehydriding
dehydridings
dehydrin
dehydro-
dehydro-3-epiandrosterone
dehydroacetic acid
dehydroalanine
dehydroalanines
dehydroamino

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