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noun seg·ment \ˈseg-mənt\

Medical Definition of SEGMENT

:  one of the constituent parts into which a body, entity, or quantity is divided or marked off by or as if by natural boundaries <bronchopulmonary segments> <the affected segment of the colon was resected>
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