Medical Dictionary
1fingerprint
noun fin·ger·print \-ˌprint\
Medical Definition of FINGERPRINT
1
: the impression of a fingertip on any surface; especially : an ink impression of the lines on the fingertip taken for purpose of identification
2
: analytical evidence (as a spectrogram) that characterizes an object or substance; especially : the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides to two-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis—compare dna fingerprinting
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