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Suspension

Suspension

1. A condition of temporary cessation, as of animation, of pain or of any vital process.

2. (Science: pharmacology) A preparation of a finely divided drug intended to be incorporated (suspended) in some suitable liquid vehicle before it is used or already incorporated in such a vehicle.

Origin: L. Suspensio


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