Taber's Medical Dictionary
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(rez-ŏ-loo′shŏn )
[L. resolutio, a relaxing]
1. Absorption or breaking down of the products of inflammation; decomposition.
2. Cessation of illness; a return to normal.
3. The ability of the eye or a series of lenses to distinguish fine detail.
4. In radiology, the ability to record small images placed very close together as separate images.
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(rez-ŏ-loo′shŏn )
[L. resolutio, a relaxing]
1. Absorption or breaking down of the products of inflammation; decomposition.
2. Cessation of illness; a return to normal.
3. The ability of the eye or a series of lenses to distinguish fine detail.
4. In radiology, the ability to record small images placed very close together as separate images.
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