Meaning: A property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity. Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects. Hypernyms (chemical property is a kind of...): property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of chemical property): volatility (the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor) Learn English with...
1 Hormonal changes. 2  Adrenal gland insufficiency (Addison's disease) affects your adrenal glands' ability to produce hormones that help maintain your body's balance of sodium, potassium and water. 3  Low levels of thyroid hormone also can cause a low blood-sodium level. 4  The recreational drug Ecstasy.
The body maintains a specific concentration of sodium in the body. The causes of low sodium in the body could be dietary, due to medications, or serious diseases. A very low level of sodium in the body is known as hyponatremia and it is can cause serious health problems. Low sodium levels can result due to fluid loss from the body or due to excessive water intake, thereby diluting the concentration of sodium.