decondition

decondition
To adapt to a less demanding environment than that to which one was previously conditioned.

Deconditioning due to decreased physical effort results in muscle loss, including heart muscles.


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  • decondition — de·con·di·tion .dē kən dish ən vt 1) to cause to lose physical fitness <inactivity deconditions a bedridden person> 2) to cause extinction of (a conditioned response) …   Medical dictionary

  • decondition — verb 1》 [usu. as adjective deconditioned] cause to lose fitness or muscle tone. 2》 Psychiatry reform or reverse (a person s behaviour), especially in the treatment of phobia. Derivatives deconditioning noun …   English new terms dictionary

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