AFFECTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does affecting mean? 

• AFFECTING (adjective)
  The adjective AFFECTING has 1 sense:

1. arousing affect

  Familiarity information: AFFECTING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AFFECTING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arousing affect

Synonyms:

affecting; poignant; touching

Context example:

his gratitude was simple and touching

Similar:

moving (arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion)

 Context examples 

A necrotic process affecting the tissues of the mouth.

(Mouth Necrotic Lesion, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of autosomal recessive or X-linked inherited lysosomal storage disorders affecting the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides, resulting in the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the body.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis, NCI Thesaurus)

This suggests that the high-fat diet suppressed osteomyelitis in the susceptible mice by affecting levels of IL-1β.

(Diet Affects Autoinflammatory Disease Via Gut Microbes, NIH)

The significance of decreased myelination implies there are tiny microstructural changes in this part of the brain affecting its function, and thereby affecting impulsivity.

(Young people at risk of addiction show differences in key brain region, University of Cambridge)

An autosomal recessive genetic disorder affecting the cone cells of the eye.

(Achromatopsia, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory skin condition affecting children.

(Acrodermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute, usually bacterial infection affecting the endometrium.

(Acute Endometritis, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory process affecting the central nervous system.

(Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be able to stop leukoplakia (a condition affecting the mouth ) from developing into cancer.

(Actos, NCI Dictionary)

This study shows that human activities are affecting bacteria essential to salt marshes in ways we never suspected.

(Changing salt marsh conditions send resident microbes into dormancy, NSF)