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Pronunciation: kwah-sā′shŭn
Definition: The breaking up of crude drug materials, such as bark and woody stems, into small pieces to facilitate extraction and other treatment.
[L. quassatio, fr. quasso, pp. -atus, to shake violently, fr. quatio, to shake]
Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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