Medical Definition of Air-lock

1. An intermediate, enclosed chamber of a vacuum or pressure system through which an object may be passed without effectively changing the vacuum or pressure of the main body of the system. Reference here is to the vacuum of all electron microscopes. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air-lock

air-drop
air-drops
air-dry
air-filled
air-freight
air-freighted
air-freighting
air-freights
air-gap radiography
air-gap technique
air-guitar
air-guitared
air-guitaring
air-guitars
air-intake
air-lock (current term)
air-mobile
air-proof
air-pump
air-pumps
air-raid shelter
air-raid shelters
air-raid warden
air-raid wardens
air-resistance
air-ride
air-shot
air-slake
air-tight
air-to-air

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