Taber's Medical Dictionary
film
(film )
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1. A thin skin, membrane, or covering.
2. A thin sheet of material, usually cellulose and coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used in taking photographs and radiographs.
3. In microscopy, a thin layer of blood or other material spread on a slide or coverslip.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Film." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757264/all/film.
Film. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757264/all/film. Accessed April 20, 2026.
Film. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757264/all/film
Film [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757264/all/film.
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