attenuate | |
gen. | abschwächen; schwächer werden |
IT industr. construct. | dämpfen |
attenuated | |
gen. | verminderte; vermindert |
construct. | gedämpft |
med. | attenuiert; abgeschwächt |
opt. | geschwächt |
attenuates | |
gen. | vermindert |
total reflection | |
anal.chem. | Totalreflexion |
astr. | totale Reflexion |
opt. | Totalreflexion |
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abschwächen; schwächer werden; mindern | |||
attenuieren | |||
dämpfen | |||
Schall, Schwingungen abschwächen; schwächen (Schall) | |||
verdünnen | |||
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Ausziehen; Ziehen | |||
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vermindert | |||
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dämpfen | |||
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verminderte; vermindert | |||
gedämpft | |||
attenuiert; abgeschwächt | |||
geschwächt | |||
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A disease-causing virus or bacterium that is weakened in a laboratory so it cannot cause disease or only mild disease. Live attenuated viruses are often used as vaccines because, although weakened, they can stimulate a strong immune response. However, because of remote possibility that a live attenuated virus could cause disease, people infected with HIV should not receive most live attenuated vaccines. see also vaccine |
attenuated : 34 phrases in 14 subjects |
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