See Also: ceroplasty(medicine)

glyceraldehyde (iou) and ceroplasty (medicine)


glyceraldehyde (iou)



glyceraldehyde noun. L19.
[from GLYCER(IC + ALDEHYDE.]
A sweet-tasting compound, CHOCHOHCH2OH, that is an intermediate in the metabolic breakdown of glucose.

ceroplasty (medicine)


ceroplasty


The manufacture of wax models of anatomical and pathologic specimens or of skin lesions.

Origin: G. Keros, wax, + plasso, to mold