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A setting of limits; a boundary; marking the limits of, delimiting; setting apart, separating. The word "demarcation" is used in medicine mainly in the sense of determining and marking off boundaries. For example, the surface demarcation…
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- Dextrose Better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically…
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