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electrolyte balance
Used for:
ionic balance
Used for:
osmoregulation
Used for:
salt balance
Broader Terms:
body fluid
Narrower Terms:
calcium metabolism
Narrower Terms:
hyperkalemia
Narrower Terms:
hypernatremia
Narrower Terms:
hypochloremia
Narrower Terms:
hypokalemia
Narrower Terms:
hyponatremia
Related Terms:
kidney function
Related Terms:
salt gland
Scope Note:
balance of fluid in the body fluid compartments; total body water, blood volume, extracellular space, intracellular space, etc., maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of water and electrolytes, particularly sodium and potassium.
Term Number:
0465-5712
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