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MATERIA

\mətˈi͡əɹɪə], \mətˈi‍əɹɪə], \m_ə_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə]\

Definitions of MATERIA

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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Lat. In the civil law. Materials; as distinguished from spccies, or the form given by labor and skill. Dig. 41, 1, 7, 7-12; Fleta. lib. 3, c. 2.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

Matter- m. Fibrosa, Fibrin.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

See material.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Latin] Matter; substance. Materia medica. All substances used as curative agents in medicine that branch of medical science which treats of the nature and properties of the substances used for the cure of diseases.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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