rehydration
Adding water back
Rehydration is the process of restoring fluid to something that has lost it.
The term appears most often in medical contexts, where rehydration treats dehydration from illness, exercise, or heat exposure: oral rehydration therapy, The marathon runners needed rehydration after the race.
It also applies to reconstituting dried foods by adding water: rehydration of freeze-dried meals.
Clear essential liquid
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- salineSalt-water solution
- isotonicEqual solute concentration
- GatoradeSports hydration beverage
Powerade · Pedialyte · glucose · sodium · potassium · chloride · magnesium · calcium
Extremely dry or thirsty
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- cottonmouthVenomous semiaquatic pit viper
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
Restoring depleted supply
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- refreshmentLight food or drink
bounceback · renewal · post-workout · energy · stamina · wellness · nourishment · recuperation
Into the vein
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- patient-careMedical treatment services
triage · gastroenteritis · diarrhea · vomiting · heat-stroke
water
Clear essential liquid
- electrolytesConducting ions in solution
- salineSalt-water solution
- isotonicEqual solute concentration
Gatorade · Powerade · Pedialyte · glucose · sodium · potassium · chloride · magnesium · calcium · bicarbonate
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- desiccationComplete removal of moisture
- cottonmouthVenomous semiaquatic pit viper
replenishment
Restoring depleted supply
- restorationReturning something to condition
- rebalancingRestoring proper proportions
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
refreshment · bounceback · renewal · post-workout · energy · stamina · wellness · nourishment · recuperation · aftercare
intravenous
Into the vein
- cannulaThin medical insertion tube
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
patient-care · triage · gastroenteritis · diarrhea · vomiting · heat-stroke
- hydrationwater, drinking water, thirsty, water intake, sip
- choleracholera vaccine, diarrhea, waterborne disease, contaminated water, fecal-oral
- flower carevase life, stem cutting, water change, leaf removal
- hydration statesthirsty, parched, quenched, underhydrated, hyperhydration
- histologyhistology, tissue, cells, microscope slides, tissue sections
- Brewing Yeastyeast, wild yeast, dry yeast, fermentation, pitching
rehydrationdehydration
Excessive fluid loss
desiccation · fluid loss · dehydrating · dewatering · drying out
rehydrationdesiccation
Complete removal of moisture
evaporation · drying · freeze-drying · dehumidification · wilting
rehydrationdrying
Moisture removal process
drying out · desiccating · parching · withering · shriveling