Taber's Medical Dictionary
dielectric
(dī-ē-lĕk′trĭk )
[Gr. dia, through, + elektron, amber]
Insulating by offering great resistance to the passage of electricity by conduction.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Dielectric." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736242/all/dielectric.
Dielectric. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736242/all/dielectric. Accessed August 22, 2026.
Dielectric. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736242/all/dielectric
Dielectric [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 August 22]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736242/all/dielectric.
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