element

element definition - medical

el·e·ment (ĕlˈə-mənt)

noun
  1. A substance that cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means and that is composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus.
  2. A fundamental, essential, or irreducible constituent of a composite entity.

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