de·ple·tion
n : 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 hemorrhage or malnutrition) b : a debilitated state caused by excessive loss of body fluids or other constituents .
Similar sounding terms: dep·i·la·tion
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