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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