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deconditioning

deconditioning is the present participle and gerund of decondition.

Meaning of decondition

Verb

decondition (third-person singular simple present deconditions, present participle deconditioning, simple past and past participle deconditioned)

  1. (transitive) To adapt to a less demanding environment than that to which one was previously conditioned.
    • Deconditioning due to decreased physical effort results in muscle loss, including heart muscles.

Questions about deconditioning

What is deconditioning the present participle and gerund of?
Deconditioning is the present participle and gerund of decondition.

Words near deconditioning in the dictionary

  1. decondensed
  2. decondenses
  3. decondensing
  4. decondition
  5. deconditioned
  6. deconditioning
  7. deconditions
  8. deconfessionalisation
  9. deconfessionalise
  10. deconfessionalised
  11. deconfessionalises

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