FOREIGN BODY
\fˈɒɹən bˈɒdi], \fˈɒɹən bˈɒdi], \f_ˈɒ_ɹ_ə_n b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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By William R. Warner
By Henry Campbell Black
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A body which is not normal to the place where it is found.
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Any substance in a place where it does not belong.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A b. which has gained entrance into the organism from without, or, having been originally a constituent portion of the organism, has ceased to be so; one that can answer no good purpose in the organism, but is likely to prove a source of irritation
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].