ME´DIUM
\mˈɛdi͡əm], \mˈɛdiəm], \m_ˈɛ_d_iə_m]\
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pl. media. The agency through the intervention of which an effect is produced.
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The material by which an object is surrounded, in which it is imbedded.
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A substance used for the cultivation and differentiation of bacteria. Also called a culture m. There are many special media, named and described in the textbooks on bacteriology.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
