Water-Electrolyte Balance
| Medical Definition: |
The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, etc., maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM. |
| Also Called: |
Electrolyte Balance,Fluid Balance,Osmoregulation |
Water-Electrolyte Balance Categories.
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Water Loss, Insensible - Loss of water by diffusion through the skin and by evaporation from the respiratory tract. |
Water-Electrolyte Balance Medical Definitions and Terms
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