| inanition | Severe weakness and wasting as occurs from lack of food, defect in assimilation, or neoplastic disease. Origin: L. Inanis, empty (05 Mar 2000) |
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| inanition fever | An elevation of temperature in infants after reduction of fluid intake, diarrhoea, or vomiting; probably caused by reduced available body water, with reduced heat loss by evaporation; an analogous condition in adults is seen when exertion is continued in the face of dehydration. Synonym: dehydration fever, exsiccation fever, inanition fever. (05 Mar 2000) |