Medical Dictionary
element
noun el·e·ment \ˈel-ə-mənt\
Medical Definition of ELEMENT
1
: any of the four substances air, water, fire, and earth formerly believed to compose the physical universe
2
: a constituent part: as a : any of more than 100 fundamental substances that consist of atoms of only one kind and that singly or in combination constitute all matter b : one of the distinct parts (as a lens) of a composite device (as a microscope) c : one of the basic constituent units (as a cell or fiber) of a tissue
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