Medical Dictionary
induce
vt in·duce \in-ˈd(y)üs\
in·ducedin·duc·ing
Medical Definition of INDUCE
1
: to cause or bring about <anesthesia induced by drugs>: as a (1) : to cause the embryological formation of <the optic cup induces lens tissue in the adjacent ectoderm> (2) : to cause to form through embryonic induction <induce ectoderm to form a neural tube> b : to cause or initiate by artificial means <induced abortion> <induced labor>
2
: to produce anesthesia in <the patient was induced by a mixture of thiopental and curare>
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