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suspension /sus·pen·sion/ (sus-pen´shun)

1. a condition of temporary cessation, as of animation, of pain, or of any vital process.

2. attachment of an organ or other body part to a supporting structure, as of the uterus or bladder in the correction of a hernia or prolapse.

3. a liquid preparation consisting of solid particles dispersed throughout a liquid phase in which they are not soluble.

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bladder neck suspension  any of various methods of surgical fixation of the urethrovesical junction area and bladder neck to restore the neck to a high retropubic position for relief of stress incontinence.

colloid suspension  a colloid system; see colloid (2). Sometimes used specifically for a sol in which the dispersed phase is solid and the particles are large enough to settle out of solution.

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sus·pen·sion (s-spnshn)

n.

1. A noncolloidal dispersion of solid particles in a liquid, often used for pharmaceutical preparations.

2. The fixation of an organ to other tissue for support, as the uterus.

3. The hanging of a part from a support, such as a plaster-encased limb.

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suspension

[səspen′shən]

Etymology: L, suspendere, to hang

1 a liquid in which small particles of a solid are dispersed, but not dissolved, and in which the dispersal is maintained by stirring or shaking the mixture. If left standing, the solid particles settle at the bottom of the container. See also colloid, solution.

2 a treatment, used primarily in spinal disorders, consisting of suspending the patient by the chin and shoulders.

3 a temporary cessation of pain or of a vital process.

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suspension,

n a fluid with particles floating within it. See also colloid.

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suspension (suspen´shn),

n a mixture of two or more immiscible phases, such as a solid in a liquid or a liquid in a liquid. Suspensions differ from emulsions in that the former usually have to be shaken before each use.

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suspension

1. temporary cessation, as of pain or a vital process.

2. a supporting from above, as in treatment of spinal disorders.

3. a preparation of a finely divided, undissolved substance dispersed in a liquid vehicle.

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colloid suspension

one in which the suspended particles are very small.

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suppression 

The process by which the brain inhibits the retinal image (or part of it) of one eye, when both eyes are simultaneously stimulated. This occurs to avoid diplopia as in strabismus, in uncorrected anisometropia, in retinal rivalry, etc. Syn. suspenopsia (this term actually refers to voluntary suppression as occurs, for example, when using a monocular microscope with one eye); suspension (most often used when referring to partial suppression). See cheiroscope; physiological diplopia; Javal's grid; Mallett fixation disparity unit; Remy separator; retinal rivalry; Bagolini lens test; four prism dioptre base out test; FRIEND test; Turville infinity balance test; Worth's four dot test; vectogram.

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suspension

1. The termination of an activity. See Pregnancy suspension, Summary suspension 2. A fluid solute in a solvent. See Gadolite^® oral suspension, Jones suspension.