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deintensification en · NOUN

Etymology

From de- + intensification.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The process of something becoming less intense.
    • Yet a large national study by Dr. Sussman and his colleagues, published last month in JAMA Internal Medicine, reveals how rarely deintensification occurs among patients over age 70. 2015 November 6, Paula Span, “Some Older Patients Are Treated Not Wisely, but Too Much”, in New York Times:

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es desintensificación (Translations)