- loosening
- loo·sen·ing (looґsən-ing) freeing from restraint or strictness.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
loosening
Look at other dictionaries:
Loosening — Loosen Loos en (l[=oo]s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened} (l[=oo]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loosening — noun 1. an occurrence of control or strength weakening the relaxation of requirements the loosening of his grip the slackening of the wind • Syn: ↑relaxation, ↑slackening • Derivationally related forms: ↑sla … Useful english dictionary
loosening — Synonyms and related words: abatement, allayment, alleviation, assuagement, blunting, calming, carelessness, damping, deadening, demulcent, demulsion, diminution, dulcification, dulling, easiness, easing, easygoingness, emollient, falling off,… … Moby Thesaurus
loosening — n. looseness, act of making something less tight; incident of weakening of control or strength loos·en || luËsn v. unbind, untie, unfasten; set free, release; make less tight, slacken; make less dense or compact; make less strict or severe;… … English contemporary dictionary
loosening — Hemohemo, āluna … English-Hawaiian dictionary
loosening of associations — Psychiatry. a type of formal thought disorder characterized by shifts from one topic to another in ways that are obliquely related or completely unrelated, occurring as a common symptom of mania and schizophrenia. Also called derailment. * * * … Universalium
loosening of association — A manifestation of a severe thought disorder characterized by the lack of an obvious connection between one thought or phrase and the next, or with the response to a question … Medical dictionary
loosening of associations — in psychiatry, a disorder of thinking in which associations of ideas become so shortened, fragmented, and disturbed as to lack logical relationship; often seen in schizophrenia … Medical dictionary
loosening of associations — Psychiatry. a type of formal thought disorder characterized by shifts from one topic to another in ways that are obliquely related or completely unrelated, occurring as a common symptom of mania and schizophrenia. Also called derailment … Useful english dictionary
Onycholysis — Loosening of the nail from the nail bed, usually starting at the border of the nail. The nail tends to turn whitish or yellowish, reflecting the presence of air under it. The treatment is to trim the nail short, do not clean under the nail, and… … Medical dictionary
