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PRESERVATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("preservation" is a kind of...):
protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preservation"):
environmentalism (the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction)
conservation (the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources)
self-preservation (preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency)
reservation (the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion)
immobilisation; immobilization (fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing)
Derivation:
preserve (keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction)
preserve (maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
Synonyms:
conservation; preservation
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("preservation" is a kind of...):
advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A process that saves organic substances from decay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("preservation" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preservation"):
fixation; fixing ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)
embalmment (preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals)
plastination (a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened)
infrigidation; refrigeration (the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The condition of being (well or ill) preserved
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("preservation" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
preserve (keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last)
Context examples:
A person qualified to be engaged in activity directed at preservation of mental and physical health by diseases prevention and treatment as a source of livelihood.
(Health Care Professional, NCI Thesaurus)
Methods for short term or long term preservation of embryos at the two cell stage or beyond.
(Embryo Preservation, NCI Thesaurus)
Embryo freezing is a type of fertility preservation.
(Embryo freezing, NCI Dictionary)
Preservation of cells, tissues, organs, or embryos by storage at low temperatures.
(Cryopreservation, NCI Thesaurus)
Egg cryopreservation is being studied as a type of fertility preservation.
(Egg cryopreservation, NCI Dictionary)
Embryo cryopreservation is a type of fertility preservation.
(Embryo cryopreservation, NCI Dictionary)
The actions of prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.
(Healthcare Activity, NCI Thesaurus)
Hexachlorobenzene was used as a fungicide and was also used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of dyes, synthesis of organic chemicals, rubber and in wood preservation.
(Hexachlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
Ovarian shielding is a type of fertility preservation.
(Ovarian shielding, NCI Dictionary)
A subtype of schizophrenia characterized by prominent delusions (typically persecutory or grandiose) or hallucinations in the context of a relative preservation of cognitive functioning and affect.
(Paranoid Type Schizophrenia, NCI Thesaurus)
