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Related to gutta: Gutta percha
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.
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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.]
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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.
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gut·ta
, pl. guttae (gŭt'ă, -ē)1. A drop. (abbrev. gt, [sing.], gtt. [pl.].
[L.]
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gutta
A drop, such as an eye or ear drop.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
gut·ta
, pl. guttae (gŭt'ă, -ē)1. A drop. (abbrev. gt, [sing.], gtt. [pl.]).
[L.]
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