Medical term:
decant
de·cant
(dē-kant'),To pour off gently the upper clear portion of a fluid, leaving the sediment in the vessel.
[Mediev. L. decantho, fr. de- + canthus, the beak of a jug, fr. G. kanthos, corner of the eye]
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decant
Medspeak-UKA fanciful term for the movement of inpatients to another block of beds or location during periods of upgrading and maintenance.
Mixology
To pour a liquid, often understood to be wine, from a vessel containing both clear liquid at the top and undesirable sediment at the bottom.
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decant
(dē-kănt′) [L. de, from, + canthus, rim of a vessel]To pour off liquid so the sediment remains in the bottom of the container.
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decantation
[de-kan-ta´shun]the pouring of a clear supernatant liquid from a sediment.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
de·can·ta·tion
(dē'kan-tā'shŭn),Pouring off the clear upper portion of a fluid, leaving a sediment or precipitate.
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