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decomposition
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(dē-kŏm-pō-zĭsh′ŭn )
[″+ componere, to put together]
1. The putrefactive process; decay.
2. Reducing a compound body to its simpler constituents.
SEE: biodegradation; SEE: fermentation; SEE: resolution
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Decomposition." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740757/all/decomposition.
Decomposition. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740757/all/decomposition. Accessed December 8, 2019.
Decomposition. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740757/all/decomposition
Decomposition [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 December 08]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/740757/all/decomposition.
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