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diminished - (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; a diminished fifth. music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. decreased, reduced - made less in size or amount or degree.
The term atelectasis, which is defined as diminished lung volume, is derived from the Greek words ateles and ektasis, which mean incomplete expansion (see the image below). Atelectasis may affect all or part of a lung, and it is one of the most common radiographic abnormalities.he term atelectasis, which is defined as diminished lung volume, is derived from the Greek words ateles and ektasis, which mean incomplete expansion (see the image below). Atelectasis may affect all or part of a lung, and it is one of the most common radiographic abnormalities.