Definition of Inanition

the condition of being or having a void of food or water in the body

Examples of Inanition in a sentence

Due to the inanition of her stomach, the plane crash victim died of starvation since her body had used every morsel to nourish it. 🔊

Even though the religious practices required fasting, precautions needed to be taken for fear that the prolonged experience of having no nourishment in the body could lead to inanition. 🔊

With severe vomiting and diarrhea, the patient first began to feel dehydrated and faint which might lead to the inanition since nothing could stay in the body. 🔊

Inanition in the stomach would remain until death unless the child got some nourishment in her body. 🔊

Anorexia caused severe weakness in the young girl since the inanition of nutrition in her body could lead to her death. 🔊

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