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malaxation

 [mal″ak-sa´shun]
an act of kneading.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mal·ax·a·tion

(mal'ak-sā'shŭn),
1. Formation of ingredients into a mass for pills and plasters.
2. A kneading process in massage.
[L. malaxo, pp. -atus, to soften]
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malaxation

The mixing of a pharmaceutical compound into a single mass, which forms the basis of a therapeutic formulation.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

mal·ax·a·tion

(mal'ak-sā'shŭn)
Formation of ingredients into a mass for pills and plasters.
[L. malaxo, pp. -atus, to soften]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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