Medical Term:
sediment
Pronunciation: sed'i-ment
Definition
- Insoluble material that tends to sink to the bottom of a liquid, as in hypostasis.
- To cause or effect the formation of a sediment or deposit, as in centrifugation or ultracentrifugation.
Synonym(s): sedimentum
[L. sedimentum, a settling, fr. sedeo, to sit, settle down]
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Examples: glitazone, GI cocktail, etc.
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