Biomaterial Database

D A BLACK

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001826	Body Fluids	Liquid components of living organisms.	Body Fluid,Fluid, Body,Fluids, Body
D004573	Electrolytes	Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)	Electrolyte
D000137	Acid-Base Imbalance	Disturbances in the ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM of the body.	Acid Base Imbalance,Acid-Base Imbalances,Imbalance, Acid-Base,Imbalances, Acid-Base
D014867	Water	A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Hydrogen Oxide
D014882	Water-Electrolyte Balance	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.	Fluid Balance,Electrolyte Balance,Balance, Electrolyte,Balance, Fluid,Balance, Water-Electrolyte,Water Electrolyte Balance
D014883	Water-Electrolyte Imbalance	Disturbances in the body's WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.	Imbalance, Water-Electrolyte,Imbalances, Water-Electrolyte,Water Electrolyte Imbalance,Water-Electrolyte Imbalances