Medical Dictionary
1abstract
noun ab·stract \ˈab-ˌstrakt\
Medical Definition of ABSTRACT
1
: a written summary of the key points especially of a scientific paper
2
: a pharmaceutical preparation made by mixing a powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance with lactose in such proportions that one part of the final product represents two parts of the original drug from which the extract was made
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