loculation
loculation noun: the localized failure of a region to drain fluids, resulting in an enlarged mass.
Noun
loculation (countable and uncountable, plural loculations)
- The localized failure of a region to drain fluids, resulting in an enlarged mass.
- When no response occurs within 24 hours, loculation should be excluded by ultrasonography, and urokinase should be infused to enhance drainage.1998, Burke A. Cunha, Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine, →ISBN, page 345
- In this stage, there is a progressive tendency toward loculation of the fluid and the formation of limiting membranes.2005, Ronald B. George, Chest Medicine: Essentials of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, →ISBN
loculation meaning in Tamil
loculation in Tamil
- சிற்றறையாக்கம்
Forms of loculation
| plural | loculations |
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Origin of loculation
Learned borrowing from Latin loculus + -ation.
Questions about loculation
- What does loculation mean?
- Loculation means the localized failure of a region to drain fluids, resulting in an enlarged mass.
- What is loculation in Tamil?
- Loculation in Tamil is சிற்றறையாக்கம். See Loculation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is loculation?
- Loculation is a noun.
- What is the plural of loculation?
- The plural of loculation is loculations.
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