Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014882
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014882
Preferred Name

Water-Electrolyte Balance

Definitions
The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.
Synonyms
Balance, Water-Electrolyte
Electrolyte Balance
Balance, Electrolyte
Fluid Balance
Water Electrolyte Balance
Balance, Fluid
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