Depletion

Depletion

The act or process of depleting or the state of being depleted: as a: the reduction or loss of blood, body fluids, chemical constituents, or stored materials from the body (as by haemorrhage or malnutrition) b: a debilitated state caused by excessive loss of body fluids or other constituents.

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