thick

thick definition - medical

thick (thĭk)

adjective
  1. Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin.
  2. Measuring a specified number of units in this dimension.
  3. Heavy in form, build, or stature; thickset.
  4. Having component parts in a close, crowded state or arrangement; dense.
  5. Having or suggesting a heavy or viscous consistency.
  6. Having a great number; abounding.
  7. Impenetrable by the eyes.
  8. Not easy to hear or understand; indistinctly articulated.
  9. Noticeably affecting sound; conspicuous.
  10. Producing indistinctly articulated sounds.
adverb
  1. In a close, compact state or arrangement; densely.
  2. In a thick manner; deeply or heavily.
noun
The most active or intense part.

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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