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Definition of: attenuation
(ə·ten′y·ā′shən) noun
1. The act or process of attenuating, or the state of being attenuated.
2. Bacteriol. Reduction of the virulence of micro-organisms by repeated cultivation in artificial media, exposure to light, etc.
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