phase
(fāz)
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[Gr. phasis, an appearance]
1. A stage of development.
2. A transitory appearance.
3. In chemistry, a distinct component of a larger, heterogeneous system, as oil or water when the two are mixed.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Phase." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742039/3/phase.
Phase. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742039/3/phase. Accessed December 8, 2024.
Phase. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742039/3/phase
Phase [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742039/3/phase.
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