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Medical Definition of Physiologic unit
1. The ultimate (hypothetical) vital unit of protoplasm, as conceived by Spencer, the smallest division of an organ that will perform its function; e.g., the uriniferous tubule. (05 Mar 2000)
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1. The ultimate (hypothetical) vital unit of protoplasm, as conceived by Spencer, the smallest division of an organ that will perform its function; e.g., the uriniferous tubule. (05 Mar 2000)