screen

screen definition - medical

screen (skrēn)

noun
  1. One that serves to protect, conceal, or divide.
  2. The white or silver surface on which a picture is projected for viewing.
  3. A screen memory.
verb
  1. To process a group of people in order to select or separate certain individuals from it.
  2. To test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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