Medical Dictionary
residue
noun res·i·due \ˈrez-ə-ˌd(y)ü\
Medical Definition of RESIDUE
: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated; specifically : a constituent structural unit (as a group or monomer) of a usually complex molecule <amino acid residues in a protein>
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