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Sequester
1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. 2. In bone, for a piece of dead bone to separate from the sound bone. 3. In biochemistry, to isolate a constituent of a system by chelation or other…
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- Retrospective study Behind the sternum (the breastbone).
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- Obstetrics The art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the puerperium (the time after delivery)
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