passive

passive definition - medical

pas·sive (păsˈĭv)

noun
  1. Accepting or submitting without resistance or objection.
  2. Of or being an inactive or submissive role in a relationship, especially a sexual relationship.
  3. Chemically unreactive except under special or extreme conditions; inert.

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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