reduction
(ri-dŭk′shŏn)
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[L. reductio, leading back]
1. Restoration to a normal position, as a fractured bone, dislocated joint, or a hernia.
2. In chemistry, a type of reaction in which a substance gains electrons and positive valence is decreased.
SEE: oxidation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Reduction." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754919/all/reduction.
Reduction. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754919/all/reduction. Accessed December 7, 2024.
Reduction. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754919/all/reduction
Reduction [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754919/all/reduction.
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