| admitting department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the flow of patients and the processing of admissions, discharges, transfers, and also most procedures to be carried out in the event of a patient's death. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mon- | <chemistry, prefix> A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc. Origin: Gr. (29 Oct 1998) |