reduced sensitivity

collocation in English

meaningsofdepletedandsensitivity

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depleted
adjective
uk
/dɪˈpliː.tɪd/us
/dɪˈpliː.t̬ɪd/
reduced:
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sensitivity
noun
uk
/ˌsen.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ˌsen.səˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
an ability to understand what other people need, and be helpful and kind ...
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(Definition ofdepletedandsensitivityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is possible that the failure to find a relationship between the animation measures and facerecognition scores reflected the relativelyreducedsensitivityof that task.
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Collectively, aging is associated with leptin resistance, andreducedsensitivityto leptin occurs in middle age.
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Note that the uncertainty in the phase data are higher a t locations of smaller fundamental amplitudes due toreducedsensitivityof the lock-in amplifier a t low signal levels.
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Choosing cut-offs greater than 29mm led to an undue number of false-positives and a reduction in positive predictive values whereas cut-offs below 29mmreducedsensitivityeven further.
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Mammography generally demonstratesreducedsensitivityin young women partly due to increased breast density.
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Although there may be several explanations, such as the morphological differences in the regenerated tissue, we believe that thereducedsensitivitymay be attributed to our methodology.
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End-stopping refers toreducedsensitivityfor stimuli extending beyond the receptive-field boundaries.
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Children with significantlyreducedsensitivityto phonological details will have deficits in nonword repetition.
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In some people, stress hyperglycemia may indicate a reduced insulin secretory capacity or areducedsensitivity, and is sometimes the first clue to incipient diabetes.
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However, these had very low output, and operated well within the region ofreducedsensitivityon the receiver side, so detection ranges were very short.
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Thisreducedsensitivityrequires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established.
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Amblyopes may suffer from poor spatial acuity, low sensitivity to contrast and some higher-level deficits to vision such asreducedsensitivityto motion.
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Individuals with disorders along autism spectrum have areducedsensitivityto this and similar effects.
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However, while some studies have showed that oxalatesreducedsensitivity, others reported that their effects did not differ significantly from those of a placebo.
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In a minority of cases a postnatal deficiency of, orreducedsensitivityto, androgens (testosterone and dihydrotestosterone) can be demonstrated.
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Sensors could experiencereducedsensitivityto smoke in conditions of high humidity and high temperature.
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Directional microphones with cardioid and hypercardioid pickup patterns are designed withreducedsensitivity to the rear (cardioid) or to an angle between the side and the rear (hypercardioid).
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