The phrase "a lessened" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has been reduced or diminished, but it is more common to use "lessened" as a verb rather than as a noun with an article.
Example: "The lessened impact of the storm was a relief to the residents."
Alternatives: "a reduced" or "a diminished".
A transverse incision offers a lessened postoperative pain following physical activity, a lessened need to administer analgesic therapy during the post-operative time, better aesthetic results, and a better post-operative pulmonary function.
Reductions in any of these things would indicate a lessened vulnerability to heart disease and diabetes.
She has noticed increased anxiety and agitation in her students and a lessened ability to focus.
For the brain, it's less clear, but somehow the result is a lessened ability to listen to and process verbal information.
He said two factors behind the erosion were the strong competition for top students and a "lessened commitment to enabling low-income students to attend private universities".
They are fearful of a breakaway because it would leave them a lessened force within Labour as well as jeopardising the party's and their personal electoral prospects.
With increasing overpotential, the results are consistent with both an activation of the conductivities of the two sub-layers and a lessened control of the electrode kinetics by the ion diffusion.
A shift toward determinate sentencing, Mr. Weisberg pointed out, has sharply reduced the ability of judges to impose lighter punishment, while strengthening the resolve of prosecutors who, in a case like Mr. Polanski's, cut tougher deals because they are backed by heavier and more definite sentences for each count, and a lessened opportunity to get probation.
The report said there was a lack of younger people at entry-level positions, particularly as scientists and engineers, who would become future leaders and managers, as well as insufficient training to fill the gaps in skill caused by the reduction of employees and a lessened capacity to handle the higher rates of flight for a sustained period.
Natural light affects serotonin levels, inducing a lessened perception of pain in patients.
The victim is reportedly out of the hospital but doubtlessly faces a long and costly recovery, as well as a lessened ability to do bench research.
