shrinkage
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Early results presented at a cancer research conference showed tumor shrinkage and slowed disease progression in patients who had few other options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
In men, the brain showed more shrinkage earlier in the disease’s progression — from normal cognitive health to mild cognitive impairment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The shrinkage follows lackluster economic performance in 2025, which plummeted the company’s shares by 25% in February.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
These deposits trigger a series of damaging changes that eventually lead to brain shrinkage and declining cognitive function.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026
The first statement appears to be explicable by the shrinkage of all the mucous membranes during cholera collapse, for by this merely mechanical agency the inelastic epithelium must necessarily become detached.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Vocabulary lists containing shrinkage
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -age
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