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polariton (iou) and Chest (medicine)


polariton (iou)



polariton noun. M20.
[from POLARIZATION after exciton etc.]
Physics. A quasiparticle in an ionic crystal consisting of a photon strongly coupled to a quasiparticle such as a phonon or exciton.

Chest (medicine)


chest


The anterior wall of the chest or thorax; the breast.

See: thorax.

Synonym: pectus, phthinoid.

Origin: A.S. Cest, a box