dispersion medium

dispersion medium

n.

The continuous medium, such as a gas, liquid, or solid, in which a disperse phase is distributed. Also called external phase.

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dispersion medium.

See continuous phase, medium.

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medium [me´de-um] (pl. mediums, me´dia) (L.)

1. an agent by which something is accomplished or an impulse is transmitted.

2. culture medium.

3. a preparation used in treating histologic specimens.

contrast medium a radiopaque substance used in radiography to permit visualization of body structures. Called also contrast agent.

culture medium a substance or preparation used to support the growth of microorganisms or other cells; called also medium.

dioptric media refracting media.

disperse medium dispersive m.

dispersion medium dispersive m.

dispersive medium the continuous phase of a colloid system; the medium in which the particles of the disperse phase are distributed, corresponding to the solvent in a true solution.

refracting media the transparent tissues and fluid in the eye through which light rays pass and by which they are refracted and brought to a focus on the retina.