group

group definition - medical

group (gro͞op)

noun
  1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation.
  2. A class or collection of related objects or entities.
  3. Two or more atoms that behave or that are regarded as behaving as a single chemical unit.
verb
  1. To place or arrange in a group.
  2. To belong to or form a group.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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