Stir
Stir (medical term)
Stir (/stɜːr/), from the Old English styrian, is a medical term used to describe the action of mixing or agitating a substance, often in the context of laboratory procedures or pharmaceutical compounding.
Definition
In a medical context, to stir means to mix or agitate a substance or solution. This is often done to ensure even distribution of components, to promote chemical reactions, or to facilitate dissolution of a solute in a solvent.
Usage
The term stir is commonly used in pharmacy and clinical laboratory settings. In pharmacy, it is often used in the context of compounding, where various ingredients are mixed together to create a medication tailored to the needs of an individual patient. In clinical laboratories, it is used in the context of preparing samples for analysis, such as stirring a urine sample to ensure an even distribution of solutes.
Related Terms
- Agitation: A more vigorous form of stirring, often used to speed up chemical reactions or to dissolve solid materials in a liquid.
- Mixing: A broader term that encompasses stirring, but can also refer to the combination of two or more substances without agitation.
- Dissolution: The process by which a solute dissolves in a solvent, often facilitated by stirring.
- Compounding: The process of mixing various ingredients to create a medication, often involving stirring.
See Also
- Pharmacy
- Clinical Laboratory
- Compounding (pharmacy)
- Agitation (medical)
- Mixing (process engineering)
- Dissolution (chemistry)
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Stir
- Wikipedia's article - Stir
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