irreducible /ir·re·duc·i·ble/ (ir″ĭ-doo´sĭ-b'l) not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia, or chemical substance.
irreducible
ir·re·duc·i·ble ( r -d  s -bl)adj. 1. Impossible to reduce to a desired, simpler, or smaller form or amount. 2. Incapable of being made chemically simpler, or of being replaced, hydrogenated, or reduced in positive charge. ir re·duci·bili·ty n.ir re·duci·bly adv. |
irreducible
[ir′əd(y)o̅o̅′sibəl]
Etymology: L, in, not, reducere, to bring back
unable to be returned to the normal position or condition, as an irreducible hernia. See also incarcerate.
irreducible
not susceptible to reduction, as a fracture, hernia or chemical substance.
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