water volume
101water-deprivation test — a test for diabetes insipidus in which fluid and food intake is withheld completely for (usually) 24 hours, with regular measurement of plasma and urinary osmolality and body weight. In a normal person the output of vasopressin will be increased… …
102water-deprivation test — a test for diabetes insipidus in which fluid and food intake is withheld completely for (usually) 24 hours, with regular measurement of plasma and urinary osmolality and body weight. Normally (and in a person with psychogenic polydipsia) the… …
103volume — n. 1 a a set of sheets of paper, usu. printed, bound together and forming part or the whole of a work or comprising several works (issued in three volumes; a library of 12,000 volumes). b hist. a scroll of papyrus etc., an ancient form of book. 2 …
104water hammer — the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum. [1795 1805] * * * …
105water meter — noun a device used to measure the volume of water usage …
106water hammer — wa′ter ham mer n. bui the concussion and accompanying noise that result when a volume of water moving in a pipe suddenly stops or loses momentum • Etymology: 1795–1805 …
107water hammer — /ˈwɔtə hæmə/ (say wawtuh hamuh) noun the concussion which results when a moving volume of water in a pipe is suddenly arrested …
108water wand — noun : a device screwed onto the end of a garden hose to reduce the pressure of the water without decreasing the volume …
109List of lakes by volume — This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km³, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also… …
110China water crisis — The China water crisis threatens the stability and prosperity not only in People s Republic of China but globally too, according to John McAlister from the firm Aquabiotronics. [ [http://www.cbiz.cn/download/aquabio.pdf China s Water Crisis] (a… …
