fraction

fraction is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.

To view the entire topic, please or .

Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 24th Edition Online + App from F.A. Davis and Unbound Medicine. Find 75,000 medical and nursing definitions. Download to iPhone, iPad, and Android. Explore these free sample topics:

-- The first section of this topic is shown below --

(frak′shŏn)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

[L. fractio, act of breaking]

1. In biological chemistry, the separable part of a substance such as blood or plasma.
2. The ratio of a component to the total, e.g., the substance fraction of carboxyhemoglobin (relative to the total hemoglobin).

-- To view the remaining sections of this topic, please or --

(frak′shŏn)

To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.

[L. fractio, act of breaking]

1. In biological chemistry, the separable part of a substance such as blood or plasma.
2. The ratio of a component to the total, e.g., the substance fraction of carboxyhemoglobin (relative to the total hemoglobin).

There's more to see -- the rest of this entry is available only to subscribers.