tease
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tease
[tēz]to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
tease
(tēz),To separate the structural parts of a tissue by means of a needle, in order to prepare it for microscopic examination.
[A. S. taesan]
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tease
(tēz)v.
To separate the structural parts of a tissue, as with a needle, in order to prepare it for microscopic examination.
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tease
(tēz)To separate the structural parts of a tissue by means of a needle, to prepare it for microscopic examination.
[A. S. taesan]
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