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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