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induce

Main Entry:: in·duce
Pronunciation:: \in-ˈd(y)üs\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: in·duced; in·duc·ing

1: to cause or bring about <anesthesia induced by drugs>: as a (1): to cause the embryological formation of <the optic cup induces lens tissue in the adjacent ectoderm> (2): to cause to form through embryonic induction <induce ectoderm to form a neural tube> b: to cause or initiate by artificial means <induced abortion> <induced labor>2: to produce anesthesia in <the patient was induced by a mixture of thiopental and curare>

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