mold 1

mold 1 definition - medical

mold 1 (mōld)

noun
  1. A shaped receptacle into which material is pressed or poured in making a cast.
  2. A frame around which something is formed or shaped.
  3. The shape of an artificial tooth or teeth.
verb
  1. To shape a mass of plastic material in or on a mold.
  2. To change in shape. Used especially of the adaptation of the fetal head to the pelvic canal.

Related Forms:

  • moldˈa·ble adjective

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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