| distributive | 1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive justice." 2. <logic> Assigning the species of a general term. 3. Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly, not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun, such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as (Latin) bini (two by two). <mathematics> Distributive operation See Fellowship. Origin: Cf. F. Distributif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| distributive analysis | The analysis of information gained about the patient and its distribution by the physician, as indicated by the patient's complaint and symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| distributive shock | <physiology> A form of shock (low oxygen delivery to the tissues) that results from a decline in vascular tone. This net result is pooling of unoxygenated blood in the tissues. (11 Jan 1998) |