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Electrolytes
Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
Disturbances in the body's WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
Year introduced: 1976
Water-Electrolyte Balance
The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.
SeSAME syndrome [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: June 24, 2011
amino-acid, glucose, and electrolyte solution [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: June 25, 2010
polyethylene glycol 3350 [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: August 25, 2015