Medical Dictionary
elaborate
vt elab·o·rate \i-ˈlab-ə-ˌrāt\
elab·o·rat·edelab·o·rat·ing
Medical Definition of ELABORATE
of a living organism : to alter the chemical makeup of (as a foodstuff) to one more suited to bodily needs (as of assimilation or excretion); especially : to build up (complex organic compounds) from simple ingredients <the toxin elaborated by the tetanus bacterium>
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