gutta

drop

 [drop]

1. a minute sphere of liquid as it hangs or falls.

2. to descend or cause to descend.

3. a descent or falling below the usual position.

gut·ta

, pl.

gut·tae

(gŭt'ă, -ē),

1. A drop. (abbrev. gt, [sing.], gtt. [pl.]).

2. A rubberlike polyterpene found in gutta-percha. Compare: chicle, gutta-percha.

[L.]

gutta

(gŭt′ə)

n. pl. guttae (gŭt′ē′)

1. Architecture One of a series of small ornaments in the shape of truncated cones used on a Doric entablature.

2. Abbr. gt.Pharmacology A drop, as of liquid medicine.

gut·ta

, pl. guttae (gŭt'ă, -ē)

1. A drop. (abbrev. gt, [sing.], gtt. [pl.].

2. A rubberlike polyterpene found in gutta-percha.
Compare: chicle, gutta-percha

[L.]

gutta

A drop, such as an eye or ear drop.

gut·ta

, pl. guttae (gŭt'ă, -ē)

1. A drop. (abbrev. gt, [sing.], gtt. [pl.]).

2. A rubberlike polyterpene found in gutta-percha.
Compare: chicle, gutta-percha

[L.]