See Also: detention(dictionary)
detention(dictionary)
detention centre(dictionary)
preventive detention(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Mucosal(medicine)
mucosal graft(medicine)
mucosal tunics(medicine)
Mucosal lining(health)
immunity, mucosal(medicine)

mucosal graft (medicine) and detention (oh)


mucosal graft (medicine)


mucosal graft


A graft of mucous membrane, usually the full-thickness of the lining of the cheek or lower lip.


detention (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: detentio, from detentus, past participle of detinere; DETAIN]
[U] the state of being kept in prison
in detention
::Willis was held in detention for five years.
[U and C] a punishment in which children who have behaved badly are forced to stay at school for a short time after the others have gone Home
in detention
::She was always getting put in detention .