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Methylation (medicine) and cosmesis (medicine)


Methylation (medicine)


methylation
Addition of methyl groups. In histo-chemistry methylation is used to esterify carboxyl groups and remove sulfate groups by treating tissue sections with hot methanol in the presence of hydrochloric acid.


cosmesis (medicine)


cosmesis
<surgery> A concern in therapeutics, especially in surgical operations, for the appearance of the patient; i.e., a resort to an operation which will improve the appearance.

Origin: G. Kosmesis, an adorning, fr. Kosmeo, to order, arrange, adorn, fr. Kosmos, order