lock

lock

 [lok]

1. a place, often airtight, where something is sealed in.

2. a device such as a clamp for holding something firmly in place.

heparin lock see heparin lock.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

lock

(lok),

A device for holding or closing.

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lock

Vox populi A device that prevents a particular action or activity. See Bloxham air lock, Heparin lock, Job lock, Vapor lock.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

lock

(lok)

1. An enclosing, fastening, or securing device.

2. A mechanism that, when moved, permits or obstructs passage.

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