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condensation
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condensation /con·den·sa·tion/ (kon″den-sa´shun)
1. conversion from a gaseous to a liquid or solid phase.
2. compression (1).
3. the packing of dental filling materials into a tooth cavity.
4. a mental process in which one symbol stands for a number of components and contains all the emotions associated with them.

con·den·sa·tion (kndn-sshn, -dn-)
n.
1. The act of making more solid or dense. Also called compression.
2. The process by which a gas or vapor changes to a liquid.
3. The liquid formed when a gas is condensed.
4. The psychological process by which a single symbol or word is associated with the emotional content of a group of ideas, feelings, memories, or impulses, especially as expressed in dreams.
5. The dental process of packing a filling material into a cavity.

condensation
[kon′dənsā′shən]
Etymology: L, condensare, to make thick
1 a reduction to a denser form, such as from water vapor to a liquid.
2 (in psychology) a process, often present in dreams, in which two or more concepts are fused so that a single symbol represents the multiple components. In some cases of schizophrenia condensation, several thoughts and feelings fuse into a single verbal or nonverbal message and may be expressed in repetitive statements or gestures that can have a variety of meanings.

condensation (knˈ·den·sāˑ·shn),
n 1. change in phase of a substance from a gas or vapor phase to a liquid or solid phase.
2. the process of combining two different molecules by eliminating a simple molecule like water.

condensation (kän´densā´shn),
n a commonly used term for the insertion and compression or compaction of dental materials into a prepared cavity. Compaction is a more accurate term than condensation. See also compaction.

condensation
1. the act of rendering, or the process of becoming, more compact.
2. the process of passing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid phase. In animal housing this is a matter of great importance because of the need for a dry environment as a prevention against the spread of infection, especially those spread by inhalation.


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