preparation
(prep″ă-rā′shŏn )

[L. praeparatio ]
1. The making ready, esp. of a medicine for use.
2. A specimen set up for demonstration in anatomy, pathology, or histology.
3. A medicine made ready for use.
SYN: SEE: biopsy imprint; SEE: touch print
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Preparation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759864/all/mechanical_bowel_preparation.
Preparation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759864/all/mechanical_bowel_preparation. Accessed April 16, 2025.
Preparation. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759864/all/mechanical_bowel_preparation
Preparation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 16]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759864/all/mechanical_bowel_preparation.
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