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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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