Definition of Attenuated
Attenuated
at·ten·u·at·ed
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
weakened or reduced, lessened in effect, force, or amount, especially used to describe pathogens that have been made less virulent so they can be used in vaccines;
e.g. Medicines will have an attenuated effect if they are not used in a high enough dosage.
(adjective)
thin, slender, and elongated, of reduced thickness due to or as if due to being stretched;
e.g. The wires had become attenuated from being pulled so much.
(verb)
weakened or reduced something, lessened its effect, force, or amount, especially reduced the virulence/harmfulness of a pathogen, as when creating a vaccine;
e.g. The volume of the music was attenuated so that people could talk. The virus was attenuated before being used in the vaccine.
(verb)
made something thin, slender, and elongated, reduced its thickness by or as if by stretching it;
e.g. The ropes were attenuated as far as they could go.
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