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Definition of Retention

1. Noun. The act of retaining something.

2. Noun. The power of retaining and recalling past experience. "He had a good memory when he was younger"

3. Noun. The power of retaining liquid. "Moisture retentivity of soil"

Definition of Retention

1. n. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.

Definition of Retention

1. Noun. The act of retaining or something retained ¹

2. Noun. The act or power of remembering things ¹

3. Noun. A memory, what is retained in the mind ¹

4. Noun. (medicine) The involuntary withholding of urine and faeces ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retention

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Retention

1. 1. The persistent keeping within the body of matters normally excreted. 2. In cavity preparation, the prevention of displacement of a restoration. 3. The period during which the patient is wearing an appliance to maintain and stabilise the teeth in the position into which they were moved. 4. The persistence to perform a learned behaviour (facts or experiences) after an interval has elapsed in which there has been no performance or practice of the behaviour. Origin: L. Retentio, from retentare = to hold firmly back This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retention

retellings retells retem retemper retempered retempering retempers retems retender retendering

retene retenes retent retentate retentates retention (current term) retention area retention arm retention cyst retention form

retention groove retention jaundice retention line retention point retention polyp retention suture retention vomiting retentional retentions retentive

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