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thick [ thik ]
Definitions related to thick:
  • Relatively greater extent or depth than normal from one surface to the other of a tissue or skeletal element. Describes the three dimensional structure.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Wide in width, extent or cross-section.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (thickness) The dimension between two surfaces of an object, usually the smallest dimension as opposed to the width or the length: also, viscous consistency.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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