Medical Term:
chain
Pronunciation: chān
Definition:
- chemistry a series of atoms held together by one or more covalent bonds.
- bacteriology a linear arrangement of living cells that have divided in one plane and remain attached to each other.
- A series of reactions.
- In anatomy, a linked series of structures, ossicular chain, chain ganglia, under ganglion.
[L. catena]
See Also: sympathetic trunk
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