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| sup·pres·sion [ sə présh'n ] |
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1. forceful prevention: conscious and forceful action to put an end to something, destroy it, or prevent it from becoming known
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2. state of constraint: the state of being forcefully restrained or held back
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3. psychology avoidance of thoughts and feelings: conscious avoidance or inhibition of memories, desires, or thoughts
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4. electronics diminishing of oscillation: reduction of unwanted noise or oscillation in a circuit or of unwanted frequencies in a signal
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5. biology developmental failure: the failure of an organ, tissue, or part to develop
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6. physiology cessation of body function: the reduction or stoppage of a normal bodily function such as secretion or excretion.
See also immunosuppression
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7. medicine removal of symptoms: the lessening or abolition of a symptom or the outward signs of a disease
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8. genetics reversal of mutation: the cancellation or reversal of the effect of a gene, especially of one genetic mutation by another
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