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cre⋅na⋅tion

  [kri-ney-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
2. Anatomy. (in erythrocytes) the state of being or becoming shrunken with a notched or indented edge.
3. a notch between teeth.
Origin:
1840–50; crenate + -ion
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cre·na·tion   (krĭ-nā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A rounded projection, as on the margin of a shell.

  2. The condition or state of being crenate.

  3. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, undergo shrinkage and acquire a notched or scalloped surface.

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Main Entry: cre·na·tion
Pronunciation: kri-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: shrinkage of red blood cells resulting in crenated margins
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crenation cre·na·tion (krĭ-nā'shən)
n.

  1. The condition or state of being crenate.

  2. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, shrink and acquire a scalloped surface.

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