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PRONUNCIATION OF WATER INTOXICATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATER INTOXICATION

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Water intoxication is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WATER INTOXICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Water intoxication

Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning or dilutional hyponatremia, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that results when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by over-hydration. Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is exceptionally rare. Nearly all deaths related to water intoxication in normal individuals have resulted either from water drinking contests in which individuals attempt to consume large amounts of water, or long bouts of intensive exercise during which electrolytes are not properly replenished, yet huge amounts of fluid are still consumed. Moreover, water cure, a method of torture in which the victim is forced to consume excessive amounts of water, can cause water intoxication. Water, just like any other substance, can be considered a poison when over-consumed in a specific period of time. Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed in a high quantity without giving the body the proper nutrients it needs to be healthy.

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Synonyms and antonyms of water intoxication in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «water intoxication» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATER INTOXICATION

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Translator English - Chinese

水中毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intoxicación por agua
570 millions of speakers

English

water intoxication
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पानी नशा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

تسمم المياه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

водная интоксикация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intoxicação por água
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জল নেশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intoxication par l´eau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mabuk air
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wasservergiftung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水中毒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물 중독
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Toxication banyu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nhiễm độc nước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தண்ணீர் போதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाणी नशा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Su zehirlenmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intossicazione da acqua
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zatrucie wody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водна інтоксикація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intoxicatie cu apa
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δηλητηρίαση του νερού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

watervergiftiging
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

vattenförgiftning
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

vann rus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of water intoxication

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATER INTOXICATION»

The term «water intoxication» is normally little used and occupies the 110.361 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about water intoxication

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATER INTOXICATION»

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Fluids and Electrolytes Made Incredibly Easy
By causing the body to hold on to electrolyte-free water (despite low plasma osmolality [dilute plasma] and high fluid volume) syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) secretion can cause water intoxication. SIADH can result ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
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Forensic Pathology, Second Edition
Deaths resulting from water intoxication are rare. Most of those seen by a forensic pathologist involve psychotic patients who, for some reason, drink large quantities of water.32 Deaths also have been seen in individuals in jail involved in ...
Dominick DiMaio, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D., 2001
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The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource
Water intoxication occurs most frequently in infants when daily water intake is excessive in relation to their daily intake of sodium. This situation occurs most frequently because of inappropriate dilution of infant formulas or misguided ...
Marianne Gausche-Hill, Susan Fuchs, Loren Yamamoto, 2007
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Portable Fluids and Electrolytes
(See What happens in water intoxication.) By causing the body to hold on to electrolyte-free water (despite low plasma osmolality [dilute plasma] and high fluid volume), a syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) can cause ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
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Fluids and Electrolytes
PHYSICAL FINDINGS Signs and symptoms of water intoxication are indicative of low sodium levels and increased intracranial pressure (ICP), which occurs as brain cells swell. Although headache and personality changes are the first ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006
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Medical Complications of Psychiatric Illness
The syndrome variously described as polydipsia, hyponatremia syndrome, or water intoxication has been well documented among patients with schizophrenia for most of the past century. This complication is of considerable interest because it ...
Claire Pomeroy, James E. Mitchell, James L. Roerig, 2008
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Beating Drug Tests and Defending Positive Results: A ...
Hyperhydration or water intoxication is a potentially fatal disturbance of brain function and electrolyte imbalance disease. Although death from water intoxication is rare in a healthy individual, a healthy person may die following drinking ...
Amitava Dasgupta, 2010
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Water Intoxication
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Essentials of Nutrition and Dietetics for Nursing
John. slightly beyond the needs of the body entails no risk, since the kidneys will efficiently remove any excess water through the urine with a large margin of safety. Water intoxication Water intoxication (also known as hyperhydration or water ...
John, 2007
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Seldin and Giebisch's The Kidney: Physiology & Pathophysiology
self-induced water intoxication), and some causes of hyponatremia (e.g., diuretic- induced and cerebral salt- wasting) may be difficult to classify by intravascular volume. Moreover, physiologic responses to extracellular volume expansion and  ...
Robert J. Alpern, Michael J. Caplan, Orson W. Moe, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATER INTOXICATION»

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Water intoxication: Did you know that overhydration can be deadly?
Water, it would seem, solves all that ails from wrinkles to wellness and everything in-between. And yes, we are creatures made up of up to 60 percent water and ... «Treehugger, Jul 15»
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Yes, It's Possible To 'Overdose' On Water
Also known as "water intoxication," the drop in sodium during or up to 24 hours after physical activity can cause the body's water levels to rise and the cells to ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Water Intoxication: Drink Only When Thirsty, Experts Advise Athletes …
Hold off on drinking too much water when exercising as you could risk over-hydrating your body, ... hyponatremia (EAH), otherwise known as "water intoxication. «Headlines & Global News, Jun 15»
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Infant's death brings awareness to water intoxication
PHOENIX -- The story of a Georgia couple charged after the death of their infant daughter as a result of diluted breast milk garnered a lot of attention from ... «WXIA-TV, May 15»
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Drinking water proved fatal for baby
Baby Nevaeh suffered hyponatraemia (water intoxication) as a result of drinking the watered-down milk. The condition saw her electrolyte and sodium levels to ... «The Press, May 15»
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How to protect your child from secondary drowning
“Kids are in the water, potentially have no symptoms, and then later on start with coughing, respiratory ... We're not going to have any risks of water intoxication.”. «WTNH, May 15»
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Parents on trial for murder for refusing to take infant daughter to …
A mother and father are on trial for murder for refusing to take their baby daughter to the doctor while she was dying of starvation and water intoxication. Herbert ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Mentally ill inmate died of water intoxication in Michigan prison …
Kenneth Dalstra, 40, died of water intoxication due to psychogenic polydipsia, a compulsion by those with mental health problems to consume liquids, the ... «MLive.com, May 15»
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Couple charged with killing baby by diluting breast milk
Nevaeh Marie Landell died in late March of water intoxication, according to arrest ... 26, and Lauren Heather Fristed, 25, added water to the baby's breast milk, ... «WXIA-TV, Apr 15»
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Gwinnett couple charged with murder of 10-week-old daughter
“The ingestion of too much water caused the victim's electrolyte and sodium levels to drop” drastically, the warrant continued, “and caused water intoxication that ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Apr 15»

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