Medical Dictionary

deplete

vt de·plete \di-ˈplēt\
de·plet·edde·plet·ing

Medical Definition of DEPLETE

:  to empty (as the blood vessels) of a principal substance <a body depleted by excessive blood loss> <tissues depleted of vitamins>

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