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decrement /dec·re·ment/ (dek´rĕ-ment)

1. subtraction, or decrease; the amount by which a quantity or value is decreased.

2. the stage of decline of a disease; see stadium decrementi. decremen´tal

decrement

[dek′rəmənt]

Etymology: L, de + crescere, to grow

a decrease or stage of decline, as of a uterine contraction.

decrement

the recovery after a fever; the excessive stored heat is dissipated by vasodilatation and sweating, and heat production is reduced by relaxation of muscles. Called also defervescence.

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