ATTENUATION

n.?n-u?-a’shu®n, Gr., Aerzvoués, A€wruvots, Aentoro.mois. Lat., attenuatio. Fr., atténuation, amoindri ement. Ger., Verdiinnung. It., attenuazione, sminutta. Beso atenuacién. 1. The division of a substance into the finest particles po ible, [L,41.] 2. Dilution, 3. The state of being lean, or the proce of losing flesh, [A, 385.] 4. A system of dietetic and medicinal treatment for the Purp ay of reducing corpulence. [A, 385.] 5. A proce of diminishing the virulence of a patho; netic organism by certain methods of cultivation or inoculation. [B.] See Attenuated virus.