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He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
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When ingested by children, the heavy metal can cause irreversible brain damage and behavioral issues.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney function that does not necessarily lead to irreversible damage or kidney failure.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
Lead poisoning can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain and poses a specific risk to infants and children.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Patients with primary resistance may not respond to inhibitor therapy if their T cells are already forced into irreversible exhaustion.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
This condition may be acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term) and indicates a decline in kidney function that does not necessarily lead to irreversible damage or kidney failure.
—Robert Burakoff, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
Lead poisoning can cause irreversible damage to the nervous system and the brain and poses a specific risk to infants and children.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Patients with primary resistance may not respond to inhibitor therapy if their T cells are already forced into irreversible exhaustion.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
: impossible to reverse
an irreversible chemical reaction
irreversible damage
Medical Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible
an irreversible medical procedure
: as
a
: impossible to make run or take place backward
irreversible chemical syntheses
b
of a colloid
: incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa
c
of a pathological process
: of such severity that recovery is impossible
irreversible brain damage
Legal Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·ver·si·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: not reversible
an irreversible decision
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