scatter
(skat′ĕr)
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1. The diffusion of electromagnetic radiation when it strikes an object.
SEE: Compton scattering
2. The dispersion or showering of objects from an initial location after energy is applied to them.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Scatter." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750209/all/scatter.
Scatter. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750209/all/scatter. Accessed December 3, 2024.
Scatter. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750209/all/scatter
Scatter [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750209/all/scatter.
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