re·duc·tion
n 1 : the replacement or realignment of a body part in normal position or restoration of a bodily condition to normal 2 : the process of reducing by chemical or electrochemical means 3 : the psychological diminishment of emotion or needs through activity or adjustment <behavior motivated by drive > 4 : MEIOSIS : specif : production of the gametic chromosome number in the first meiotic division .
Similar sounding terms: re·ed·u·ca·tion
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