aggregate

aggregate definition - medical

ag·gre·gate (ăgˈrĭ-gĭt)

adjective
Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.
noun
A total considered with reference to its constituent parts; a gross amount in a mass or cluster.
verb (-gātˌ)
To gather into a mass, sum, or whole.

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