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decay
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(dē-kā′ )
[″ + cadere, to fall, die]
1. Gradual loss of vigor with physical and mental deterioration as may occur in aging.
2. To waste away.
3. Decomposition of organic matter by the action of microorganisms.
SEE: caries
4. Disintegration of radioactive substances.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Decay." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751859/all/decay.
Decay. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751859/all/decay. Accessed November 14, 2019.
Decay. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751859/all/decay
Decay [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 November 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/751859/all/decay.
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