The phrase "a partial impairment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to health, disability, or functionality where something is not fully impaired but has some level of reduction in ability or function.
Example: "The patient was diagnosed with a partial impairment in mobility, which affected their ability to walk long distances."
Alternatives: "a limited impairment" or "a minor impairment".
When the odor preference was tested at 31°C without pre-incubation, only a partial impairment of the naïve odor response was detected (data not shown).
Both directed studies and transcriptome-based approaches have demonstrated that the early regenerative phase is marked by rapid hepatocyte proliferation that usually occurs at the expense of a partial impairment of the liver metabolic function [2], [3], [4].
Thus, bi-allelic FANC mutations could be associated with a partial impairment of CHK1 activation or activity resulting in a better outcome for these patients.
However, the deletion strains contained approximately 20 to 30% less siRNA than the wild-type control indicative of a partial impairment of siRNA biogenesis in the two mutants.
Homozygous mutations usually provoke a complete impairment of FAS-induced apoptosis in vitro, whereas heterozygous FAS mutations are related to a partial impairment of the apoptotic system functionality.
The complete impairment of npr1 plants in SAR induction [ 9] as contrasted with a partial impairment in PR-1 induction [ 11] in response to P. syringae carrying avrRpt2 challenged the hypothesis of co-regulation.
The replacement of β-carboxyl group with an ester group resulted in partial impairment of both crystal-dependent action and crystal-independent action of PC.
Alternatively or in addition, it is possible that the nutritional disruption observed may have occurred due to low-level herbicide toxicity from the accumulation of glyphosate (and/or its primary breakdown product, AMPA) in crop roots, where partial impairment of GS EPSPS could have impaired the physiological processes associated with nutrient acquisition [6].
Duarte galactosemia is a mild to asymptomatic condition that results from partial impairment of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT).
Duarte galactosemia is a mild to asymptomatic condition that results from partial impairment of galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase (GALT) [reviewed in (1)].
Further investigations show that CHD7 patient mutations have consequences that range from subtle to complete inactivation of remodeling activity, raising the possibility that even partial impairment of remodeling function has a significant impact on human biology.
