mortar

mortar definition - medical

mor·tar (môrˈtər)

noun
  1. A vessel in which drugs or other substances are crushed or ground with a pestle.
  2. A machine in which materials are ground and blended or crushed.

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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