colloid suspension

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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colloid suspension

Etymology: Gk, kolla, glue, eidos, form; L, suspendere, to hang

a system of solids dispersed in a liquid medium, with particles generally smaller than 100 nm.

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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.