Medical Term:
unit
Pronunciation: yū′nit
Definition:
- One; a single person or thing.
- A standard of measure, weight, or any other quality, by multiplication or fractions of which a scale or system is formed.
- A group of people or things considered as a whole because of mutual activities or functions.
[L. unus, one]
See Also: international unit
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
