detrimental effect

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detrimental
adjective
uk
/ˌdet.rɪˈmen.təl/
us
/ˌdet.rəˈmen.t̬əl/
causing harm ...
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effect
noun
uk
/ɪˈfekt/
us
/əˈfekt/
the result of a ...
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Unprotected freezing of human spermatozoa exerts adetrimentaleffecton their oocyte activating capacity and chromosome integrity.
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The conclusion that rewards had adetrimentaleffectwas based on the result of the subsequent return to baseline, in extinction conditions.
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Perversely, though, success in drawing issues into the mainstream may have thedetrimentaleffectof reducing their visibility.
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It suggested that being a carer often had adetrimentaleffecton the physical and mental health of carers.
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It appears that especially the combination of simultaneity and transformation had adetrimentaleffecton performance.
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Some of these conditions have adetrimentaleffecton the welfare of the people.
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Owing to thedetrimentaleffectof myocardial hypertrophy on ventricular function, its persistence might account for the noted abnormalities in ventricular performance.
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Would a property-based model really have such adetrimentaleffecton their moral and legal status?
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If the long-term survival of viruses depends on their tick vector, selection must favour infections that have nodetrimentaleffecton the tick.
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A majordetrimentaleffecton trade adjustment for both imports and exports is exerted by a high inflation rate in all periods.
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This will undoubtedly have adetrimentaleffecton the patients' emotional and psychological state, and is something that should be addressed within the radiotherapy department.
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This technique revealed that the commonly used practice of surface sterilization appeared to have adetrimentaleffecton certain species of seed.
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This is likely to have adetrimentaleffecton the recruitment of seedlings.
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Additionally, the pressure was having adetrimentaleffecton staff health and retention rates and was therefore unsustainable over the longterm.
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This study provides instructors with strategies they could utilize in order to alleviate the potentially pervasive anddetrimentaleffectof foreign language anxiety.
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Thedetrimentaleffectof human serum was evident even at 5 % serum concentration.
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My view is that a property-based account of the maternal/foetal relationship would have nodetrimentaleffectupon pregnant women's autonomy as patients.
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We conclude that unprotected freezing of human spermatozoa has adetrimentaleffecton their reproductive characteristics.
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Many events during a prisoner's day can also have adetrimentaleffecton their health.
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Considering the findings, the remission course type did not predict mortality, indicating that transient depressive episodes do not have adetrimentaleffectwith respect to mortality.
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