suppression
101suppression — n. 1. Overthrow, crushing, quelling. 2. Restraint, repression, check, stoppage, obstruction, detention. 3. Concealment, retention. 4. (Gram. and Rhet.) Omission (as of a letter or a word) …
102suppression — n 1. restraint, curb, harness, check, stoppage, arrest; blockage, impediment, obstruction, inhibition, hindrance, determent, deterrent; restriction, confinement, limitation; preclusion, obviation; prohibition, forbiddance, interdiction,… …
103suppression — sup·pres·sion …
104suppression — n. 1) the cessation or complete inhibition of any physiological activity. 2) (in psychology) a defence mechanism by which a person consciously and deliberately ignores an idea that is unpleasant to him …
105suppression — See: suppress …
106suppression — sup•pres•sion [[t]səˈprɛʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) the act of suppressing 2) the state of being suppressed 3) psl psi Psychoanal. a) conscious or unconscious inhibition of a painful memory or idea b) conscious inhibition of an impulse • Etymology: 1520–30;… …
107Suppression — Sup|pres|si|on, die; , en <lateinisch> (Medizin Unterdrückung; Zurückdrängung) …
108suppression — nf. SUPRÈCHON (Aix, Albanais, Annecy) …
109suppression — Conscious effort to control and conceal unacceptable impulses, thoughts, feelings or acts …
110bone marrow suppression — suppression of bone marrow activity, resulting in reduction in the number of platelets, red cells, and white cells, as in aplastic anemia or secondary to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. It may also be induced intentionally prior to bone marrow …
