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instillation

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instillation /in·stil·la·tion/ (in″stĭ-la´shun) administration of a liquid drop by drop.
instillation
[in′stilā′shən]
Etymology: L, instillare, to drip
1 a procedure in which a fluid is slowly introduced into a cavity or passage of the body and allowed to remain for a specific length of time before being drained or withdrawn. It is performed to expose the tissues of the area to the solution, to warmth or cold, or to a drug or substance in the solution.
2 a solution so introduced. Compare infusion, injection, insufflate. instill, v.

instillation
administration of a liquid drop by drop.


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