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  • 81hemoconcentration — Decrease in the volume of plasma in relation to the number of red blood cells; increase in the concentration of red blood cells in the circulating blood. * * * he·mo·con·cen·tra·tion or chiefly Brit hae·mo·con·cen·tra·tion .hē mō .kän(t) sən trā… …

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  • 82decreasing — decrease de‧crease 1 [dɪˈkriːs] verb [intransitive, transitive] to go down to a lower level, or to make something do this: • Network television viewing continues to decrease. • The bank decreased its dividend to 15 cents from 31.25 cents a share …

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  • 83Bohr effect — Decrease in oxygen affinity of haemoglobin when pH decreases or concentration of carbon dioxide increases …

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  • 84Pasteur effect — Decrease in the rate of carbohydrate breakdown that occurs in yeast and other cells when switched from anaerobic to aerobic conditions. Results from a relatively slow flux of material through the biochemical pathways of respiration compared with… …

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  • 85blepharophimosis — Decrease in the width of the palpebral aperture without fusion of lid margins. SYN: blepharostenosis. [blepharo + G. phimosis, an obstruction] * * * n. a small aperture between the eyelids. It is usually congenital. * * * bleph·a·ro·phi·mo·sis… …

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  • 86DEC — decrease; deoxycholate citrate; diagnostic episode cluster; diethylcarbamazine; dynamic environmental conditioning * * * dec abbr 1) deceased 2) decompose …

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  • 87decr — decrease, decreased …

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  • 88capital reduction — (decrease in value) Euroclear Clearing and Settlement glossary Reduction of the share capital and face value of a single share. The number of the circulating shares remains unchanged. This may include a capital pay out to shareholder. Euroclear… …

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  • 89pressure atrophy — decrease in the size of a tissue cell caused by excessive pressure …

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  • 90peripheral neutropenia — decrease in the number of neutrophils in the circulating blood …

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