dissociation medical definition

1. The chemical process by which the action of a solvent or a change in physical condition, as in pressure or temperature, causes a molecule to split into simpler groups of atoms, single atoms, or ions.
2. The separation of an electrolyte into ions of opposite charge.
3. Separation of a group of related psychological activities into autonomously functioning units, as in the generation of multiple personalities.

Related Forms:

• dissociate verb

Related Forms:

• dissociative adjective