table

table definition - medical

ta·ble (tāˈbəl)

noun
  1. An article of furniture supported by one or more vertical legs and having a flat horizontal surface.
  2. An orderly arrangement of data, especially one in which the data are arranged in columns and rows in an essentially rectangular form.
  3. An abbreviated list, as of contents; a synopsis.
  4. The inner or outer flat layer of bones of the skull separated by the diploe.

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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