Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
cor·ro·sion Pronunciation:
k&-'rO-zh&n Function:
noun 1 : the action, process, or effect of corroding
corrosion that characterizes arteriosclerosis —Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : a study specimen of an organ or other structure prepared byinjection of hollow parts (as blood vessels) with a plastic and subsequent removal of the surrounding tissue by corrosion