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microsphere

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Main Entry: mi·cro·sphere
Pronunciation: -"sfir
Function: noun
: a spherical shell that is usually made of a biodegradable or resorbableplastic polymer, that has a very small diameter usually in the micrometer or nanometer range, and that is often filled with a substance (as a drug or antibody) for release as the shell is degraded
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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