1. Decrease. 2. Decrease in conduction velocity at a particular point; a result of altered properties at that point. SEE ALSO: decremental conduction. [L. decrementum, fr. decresco, to decrease]
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dec·re·ment (dekґrə-mənt) [L. decrementum] 1. subtraction, or decrease; the amount by which a quantity or value is decreased. 3. the stage of decline of a disease.Medical dictionary. 2011.