Taber's Medical Dictionary
particle
(part′-ĭ-kĕl )
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1. A very small piece or part of matter; a tiny fragment or trace.
2. Any of several subatomic components of the nuclei of radioactive elements, such as alpha and beta particles.
3. An attraction particle or centriole of the nucleus of a cell. SEE: 4. Virion.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Particle." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756924/all/particle.
Particle. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756924/all/particle. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Particle. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756924/all/particle
Particle [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756924/all/particle.
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