tag

tag definition - medical

tag (tăg)

noun
  1. A strip of leather, paper, metal, or plastic attached to something or hung from a wearer's neck to identify, classify, or label.
  2. A small outgrowth or polyp.
verb
  1. To label, identify, or recognize with or as if with a tag.
  2. To incorporate into a compound a readily detected substance making the compound detectable so that its metabolic or chemical history may be followed.

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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