| magma | 1. Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste. 2. <medicine> A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol. A salve or confection of thick consistency. 3. <geology> The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. The glassy base of an eruptive rock. 4. <chemistry> The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To squeeze, knead. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| magnesia magma | Mixture of magnesium hydroxide; an aqueous solution of magnesium hydroxide, used as an antacid and laxative. Synonym: magnesia magma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum reticulare corii | The thicker deep layer of the corium consisting of dense irregularly arranged connective tissue. Synonym: reticular layer of corium, stratum reticulare cutis, tunica propria corii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum reticulare cutis | The thicker deep layer of the corium consisting of dense irregularly arranged connective tissue. Synonym: reticular layer of corium, stratum reticulare cutis, tunica propria corii. (05 Mar 2000) |