whole

whole definition - medical

whole (hōl)

adjective
  1. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt.
  2. Having been restored; healed.
noun
An entity or system made up of interrelated parts.

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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