See Also: mobilise(medicine)

cento (iou) and mobilise (medicine)


cento (iou)



cento noun. Pl. -os, -ones. E17.
[Latin, lit. 'patchwork garment'.]
A piece of patchwork; a patchwork garment. E-M17.
A hotchpotch, a medley; spec. a composition made up of quotations from Other authors. E17.

mobilise (medicine)


mobilise


1. To liberate material stored in the body; more specifically, to move a substance from tissue stores into the bloodstream.

2. To excite quiescent material to physiologic activity.

Origin: Fr. Mobiliser, to liberate, make ready, fr. L. Mobilis, movable