Alterations of sensation may be positive or negative; the former include tingling, burning, itching, and pain, while the latter consist of diminution or loss of some or all sensations.
The perils of totally identifying a brand with a single living and therefore vulnerable human being were much discussed around the time of the I.P.O., and the question of what would happen to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia if Martha Stewart were to become ill or die ("the diminution or loss of the services of Martha Stewart," in the words of the prospectus) remained open.
Diminution or loss of NEIL1 leads to significant biological consequences.
Therefore, there is still an urgent need to find out new therapies to limit the diminution or loss of vision in diabetic patients.
"Positive symptoms" referred to an excess or distortion of normal functions (e.g., hallucinations and delusions) and the "negative symptoms" described a diminution or loss of normal functions.
Climate change is the best known example, but other changes also threaten human health, such as diminution and loss of biodiversity, soil erosion and desertification, disruption to the water cycle, and changes in marine ecosystems.
Some gains were lost at the 18 month follow-up, although improvement in general functioning was maintained and the experimental group showed improved negative symptoms (diminution or loss of normal functions, such as affective flattening, anhedonia, and attentional impairment) at 18 months.
While the precise mechanism(s) of action are not yet clear, the net result of LTBR antagonism was a diminution of the loss of tear production by lacrimal glands and partial protection from loss of the integrity of the ocular surface.
This resulted in an increase in the measured venous PO2 and, consequently, a decrease in the calculated steady-state rate of myocardial oxygen consumption, reflecting a diminution in the loss of oxygen from the coronary circulation across the epicardial surface.
pre-peaks and a diminution of the mechanical loss tangent.
