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resin medical definition
noun
- Any of numerous clear to translucent yellow or brown, solid or semisolid, viscous substances of plant origin, such as copal, rosin, and amber.
- Any of numerous physically similar polymerized synthetics or chemically modified natural resins including thermoplastic materials and thermosetting materials.
- Rosin.
- A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures.
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