union
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(ūn′yŭn)

[L. unio]
1. The act of joining two or more things into one part, or the state of being so united.
2. Growing together of severed or broken parts, as of bones or the edges of a wound.
SEE: healing
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(ūn′yŭn)

[L. unio]
1. The act of joining two or more things into one part, or the state of being so united.
2. Growing together of severed or broken parts, as of bones or the edges of a wound.
SEE: healing
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