stage

(stāj )

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[Fr. estage, étage, fr. L. staticum, a standing place]

1. A period in the course of a disease or in the life history of an organism.
2. The platform of a microscope on which the slide is placed.
3. Any of the sequences in a therapeutic plan or protocol.

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