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RETENTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of retaining something
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retention" is a kind of...):
ownership; possession (the act of having and controlling property)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retention"):
withholding (the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control)
storage (the act of storing something)
Derivation:
retain (secure and keep for possible future use or application)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The power of retaining liquid
Example:
moisture retentivity of soil
Synonyms:
retention; retentiveness; retentivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("retention" is a kind of...):
impermeability; impermeableness (the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retention"):
urinary retention (holding urine in the urinary bladder)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The power of retaining and recalling past experience
Example:
he had a good memory when he was younger
Synonyms:
memory; retention; retentiveness; retentivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retention" is a kind of...):
faculty; mental faculty; module (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retention"):
anamnesis; recollection; remembrance (the ability to recall past occurrences)
Derivation:
retain (keep in one's mind)
Context examples:
It’s just that we can't see evidence for its active retention in the brain, he says.
(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)
Researchers identified brain cells responsible for boosting memory retention in mice when they have novel experiences.
(How novelty boosts memory retention, NIH)
They are also required for pregnancy maintenance and have an anabolic effect on protein metabolism and water retention.
(Estrogen, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Methylnaltrexone displaces opioids from peripheral opioid receptors in the gastrointestinal tract, the bladder, and the skin, thereby reversing the opioid-related peripheral side-effects, such as constipation, urinary retention, and pruritis, respectively.
(Methylnaltrexone bromide, NCI Thesaurus)
Methylnaltrexone displaces opioids from peripheral opioid receptors in the gastrointestinal tract, the bladder, and the skin, resulting in decreases in opioid-related constipation, urinary retention, and pruritis, respectively.
(Methylnaltrexone, NCI Thesaurus)
The agent also causes retention of nitrogen, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, as well as calcium.
(Methyltestosterone, NCI Thesaurus)
Compared to cytarabine, elacytarabine shows increased cellular uptake and retention, resulting in increased activation by deoxycytidine kinase to cytarabine triphosphate, decreased deamination and deactivation by deoxycytidine deaminase, and increased inhibition of DNA synthesis.
(Elacytarabine, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent may be used for testosterone replacement therapy in hypogonadal men, in HIV-wasting syndrome, and in other conditions in order to increase nitrogen retention and fat-free muscle mass.
(Nandrolone, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon oral administration, the PEG-3350-based laxative NER1006 promotes the retention of water in the bowel.
(PEG-based Laxative NER1006, NCI Thesaurus)
This prevents hepcidin-induced internalization and degradation of ferroportin, thus decreasing macrophage iron retention.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
