minor
(mī′nŏr)
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[L. minor, smaller, lesser]
1. Of lesser or inferior importance, size, scope, or effect.
2. A person not of legal age and thus requiring consent for medical, surgical, or dental care. The legal age of consent in the U.S. varies from state to state.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Minor." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749546/all/minor.
Minor. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749546/all/minor. Accessed November 14, 2024.
Minor. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749546/all/minor
Minor [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 14]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/749546/all/minor.
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