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Definition of Dissociation

1. Noun. The act of removing from association.

2. Noun. A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently.

3. Noun. (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions.

Definition of Dissociation

1. n. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.

Definition of Dissociation

1. Noun. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion. ¹

2. Noun. (chemistry) The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances. ¹

3. Noun. (psychology) A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dissociation

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Medical Definition of Dissociation

1. 1. The act of separating or state of being separated. 2. The separation of a molecule into two or more fragments (atoms, molecules, ions or free radicals) produced by the absorption of light or thermal energy or by solvation. 3. A defense mechanism in which a group of mental processes are segregated from the rest of a person's mental activity in order to avoid emotional distress, as in the dissociative disorders or in which an idea or object is segregated from its emotional significance, in the first sense it is roughly equivalent to splitting, in the second, to isolation. 4. A defect of mental integration in which one or more groups of mental processes become separated off from normal consciousness and, thus separated, function as a unitary whole. Origin: L. Sociatio = union This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dissociation

disslander dissociabilities dissociability dissociable dissocial dissocialize dissocialized dissocializes dissocializing dissociate

dissociated dissociated anaesthesia dissociated nystagmus dissociates dissociating dissociation (current term) dissociation by interference dissociation constant dissociation constant of a base dissociation constant of an acid

dissociation constant of water dissociation energy dissociation reaction dissociation sensibility dissociations dissociative dissociative anaesthesia dissociative disorder dissociative disorders dissociative drug

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