Taber's Medical Dictionary
ceramide
(sĕr′ă-mīd )
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Ceramide." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746779/0/ceramide.
Ceramide. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746779/0/ceramide. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Ceramide. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746779/0/ceramide
Ceramide [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746779/0/ceramide.
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