diminution
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Diminution of the force of the respiratory murmur in the superior part of the chest, or of the lung opposite to the sac in which the effusion exists.
From The Dog by Youatt, William
Diminution in the quantity of urine comes from profuse sweating, diarrhea, high fever, weak heart, diseased and nonsecreting kidneys, or an obstruction to the flow.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
The title of De Maillet's book is Telliamed, ou Entretiens d'un Philosophe indien avec un Missionaire francais sur la Diminution de la Mer, 1748, 1756.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
The Child's proper Diet, that is, a certain Diminution of the Quantity of its Food; some Glysters of warm Water, and one Purge of Nº.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
It is a Diminution instead of a Glory, to be above treating upon equal Terms with Reason.
From A Character of King Charles the Second by Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of
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George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
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