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  • 11attenuated — Weakened or thinned. Attenuated strains of disease causing bacteria and viruses are often used as vaccines. The weakened strains are used as vaccines because they stimulate a protective immune response while causing no disease or only mild… …

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  • 12Attenuated virus — Attenuated redirects here. For the bacterial use of the term, see Attenuator (genetics) Attenuation in virology is reducing the virulence of a virus, whilst keeping it viable (or live ), for the purpose of creating a vaccine. It is the… …

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  • 13Attenuated total reflectance — (ATR) is a sampling technique used in conjunction with infrared spectroscopy which enables samples to be examined directly in the solid or liquid state without further preparation.cite web | year=2005 | title=FT IR Spectroscopy Attenuated Total… …

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  • 14Attenuated patella alta — is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap (patella) that develops out of and above the joint. Normally, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it is stimulated to growth by… …

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  • 15attenuated polyposis coli — attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis (AFAP) a rare variant form of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), characterized by a lower number of polyps, later age of onset, and slightly lower risk of malignancy …

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  • 16attenuated vaccine — attenuated live vaccine a vaccine prepared from live microorganisms or viruses cultured under adverse conditions leading to loss of their virulence but retention of their ability to induce protective immunity …

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  • 17attenuated vaccine — noun (immunology) Live bacterial or virus vaccine in which the microbes have a greatly diminished capacity to cause disease but are still able to evoke protective immunity • • • Main Entry: ↑attenuate …

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  • 18Attenuated virus — To attenuate is to weaken or to make (or become) thin. The word derives from a combination of the Latin prefix ad , meaning to or toward, and tenuis, meaning thin. The use of attenuate in medicine is not new. In the 16th century, eating dried… …

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  • 19attenuated wave — silpstančioji banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. attenuated wave; decay wave; evanescent wave vok. abklingende Welle, f; abschwächende Welle, f rus. затухающая волна, f; убывающая волна, f pranc. onde amortie, f; onde atténuée, f;… …

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  • 20attenuated spiderfish — liesoji siūlapelekė gelmiažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Bathypterois attenuatus angl. attenuated spiderfish rus. худой батиптер ryšiai: platesnis terminas – siūlapelekės gelmiažuvės …

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