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glass (glas)

1. a hard, brittle, often transparent material, usually consisting of the fused amorphous silicates of potassium or sodium, and of calcium, with silica in excess.

2. a container, usually cylindrical, made from glass.

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cupping glass  a vessel of glass from which the air has been or can be exhausted, applied to the body to draw blood to the surface.

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glass (gls)

n.

1. Any of a large class of materials with highly variable mechanical and optical properties that solidify from the molten state without crystallization, are typically made by silicates fusing with boric oxide, aluminum oxide, or phosphorus pentoxide, are generally hard, brittle, and transparent or translucent, and are considered to be supercooled liquids rather than true solids.

2. Something usually made of glass, such as a window, mirror, or drinking vessel.

3. glasses A pair of lenses mounted in a light frame, used to correct faulty vision or protect the eyes. Also called spectacles.

4. A device, such as a monocle or spyglass, containing a lens or lenses and used as an aid to vision.

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glass

1. a hard, brittle, often transparent material, usually consisting of the fused amorphous silicates of potassium or sodium, and of calcium, with silica in excess.

2. a container, usually cylindrical, made from glass.

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glass embolism

small particles of glass from a vial may be injected suspended in a fluid.

ground glass

may be used in an attempt to poison animals maliciously but has little effect. May cause transient enteritis.

glass housing

glass cover of the x-ray tube; contains the anode and cathode and the vacuum that makes generation and control of the x-ray beam possible.

soluble glass

glass in which the magnesium and calcium content have been modified from that in normal glass so that it is much more soluble in water or ruminal contents. Used in the form of a reticular retention bolus as a vehicle for therapeutic agents such as antibiotics or anthelmintics which are delivered to the animal over a period of weeks or months.