metal

metal definition - medical

met·al (mĕtˈl)

noun
  1. Any of a category of electropositive elements that usually reflect light, are generally good conductors of heat and electricity, and can be melted or fused, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wires. Typical metals form salts with nonmetals, basic oxides with oxygen, and alloys with one another.
  2. An alloy of two or more metallic elements.
  3. An object made of metal.

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