Medical Dictionary
native
adj na·tive \ˈnāt-iv\
Medical Definition of NATIVE
1
: belonging to or associated with one by birth
2
: living or growing naturally in a particular region
3
a : constituting the original substance or source b : found in nature especially in an unadulterated form <conversion of a native protein to a denatured protein>
—na·tive·ly adverb
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