stabilization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process of stabilizing.
The result of being stabilized.
A preliminary medical process for sick or injured people to attempt to keep their medical condition from deteriorating too much and too quickly before being treated in depth at a medical facility.

Pronunciation

stā'-bəl-ĭz-āʹ-shən stā'-bəl-īz-āʹ-shən /ˌsteɪ.bəl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌsteɪ.bəl.aɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ stăb'-əl-ĭz-āʹ-shən stăb'-əl-īz-āʹ-shən /ˌst̪ab.əl.ɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌst̪ab.əl.aɪzˈeɪ.ʃən/ /ˌstæb-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stabilization.wav

Word forms

stabilization stabilizations stabilisation

Etymology

From stabilize + -ation.

Derived words

acidostabilization autostabilization biostabilization destabilization gyrostabilization hyperstabilization overstabilization photostabilization phytostabilization prestabilization restabilization stabilization fund superstabilization thermostabilization trauma-informed stabilization treatment vermistabilization

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