mold

mold

 [mōld]

any of a group of parasitic and saprobic fungi causing a cottony growth on organic substances; also, the deposit of growth produced by such fungi.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mold

(mōld),

1. A filamentous fungus, generally appearing as a circular colony that may be cottony, wooly, or glabrous, but with filaments that are not organized into large fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

2. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

3. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

4. To change in shape; denoting especially the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.

5. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).

Synonym(s): mould

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A descriptor for a smooth contour of the small intestinal mucosa with loss of mucosal folds, typical of radiocontrast studies in gluten-sensitive enteropathy (coeliac disease)

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mold

Vox populi A form that provides shape for a gel or substance–eg, a resin set in a particular shape

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

mold

(mōld)

1. A filamentous fungus, generally a circular colony that may be cottony, wooly, or glabrous, but with filaments not organized into large fruiting bodies, such as mushrooms.

2. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

3. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

4. To change in shape; denoting especially the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.

5. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

mold

(mōld)

1. A shaped receptacle into which wax is pressed or fluid plaster is poured in making a cast.

2. To shape a mass of plastic material according to a definite pattern.

3. The term used to specify the shape of an artificial tooth (or teeth).
Synonym(s): mould.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012