Medical term:
bead
bead
(bēd) [ME. bede, prayer, prayer bead (on a rosary), bead]A small spherical object, typically made of glass, plastic, or metal. Beads have numerous uses in health care. They are employed in sterilization equipment and in some diagnostic and therapeutic injections.
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bead·ed
(bēd'ed),1. Marked by numerous small rounded projections, often arranged in a row like a string of beads.
2. Applied to a series of noncontinuous bacterial colonies along the line of inoculation in a stab culture.
3. Denoting stained bacteria in which more deeply stained granules occur at regular intervals in the organism.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
bead·ed
(bēd'ĕd)1. Marked by numerous small rounded projections, often arranged in a row like a string of beads.
2. Applied to a series of noncontinuous bacterial colonies along the line of inoculation in a stab culture.
3. Denoting stained bacteria in which more deeply stained granules occur at regular intervals in the organism.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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