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phase medical definition
noun
- A characteristic form, appearance, or stage of development that occurs in a cycle or that distinguishes some individuals of a group.
- A discrete homogeneous part of a material system that is mechanically separable from the rest, as is ice from water.
- Any of the forms or states, solid, liquid, gas, or plasma, in which matter can exist, depending on temperature and pressure.
- A particular stage in a periodic process or phenomenon such as a wave form or time pattern.
To introduce, one stage at a time.
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