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Augmentation vs Accession - What's the difference?

augmentation | accession | Synonyms |

Augmentation is a synonym of accession.


In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between augmentation and accession

is that augmentation is (medicine) the stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue while accession is (medicine) the invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.

As nouns the difference between augmentation and accession

is that augmentation is the act or process of augmenting while accession is a coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.

As a verb accession is

to make a record of (additions to a collection).

augmentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of augmenting.
  • (heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
  • (medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
  • (medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
  • (music) a compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by multiplying the length of each note by the same number

    • Related terms

    * augmentative * augmented * auxiliary

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    accession

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy.
  • Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without.
  • * (rfdate)
    • The only accession that the Roman empire received was the province of Britain.
  • (legal) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species).
  • (legal) The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.
  • The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity.
  • (medicine) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.
  • Agreement.
  • Access; admittance.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a record of (additions to a collection).

    • Antonyms

    * deaccession

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