Medical Dictionary
disintegrate
verb dis·in·te·grate \(ˈ)dis-ˈint-ə-ˌgrāt\
dis·in·te·grat·eddis·in·te·grat·ing
Medical Definition of DISINTEGRATE
transitive verb
: to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles
intransitive verb
1
: to break or separate into constituent elements or parts
2
: to undergo a change in composition <an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity>
—dis·in·te·gra·tion \(ˌ)dis-ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən\ noun
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