shrinkage
Example Sentences
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It helps reduce the effects of dihydrotestosterone, a hormone linked to follicle shrinkage, while also protecting hair follicle cells from premature cell death.
From Science Daily
Despite potential equity valuation shrinkage for software firms, Golub anticipates they will continue to repay lenders.
From Barron's
Importantly, the increased risk was not explained by overall brain shrinkage or damage to white matter.
From Science Daily
The results -- which tracked people across a wide age range -- reveal that the link between brain shrinkage and memory decline is not simple or linear.
From Science Daily
"Once an expansion or shrinkage exceeds the elastic limits, it will lead to the particle cracking."
From Science Daily
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