Glossary of Medical Terms

Our online medical glossary of medical terms and definitions includes definitions for terms related to treatment, and general medicine

RATIONAL SURFACE

Magnetic flux surface where the ratio of toroidal to poloidal field strengths is a rational number, this means that a particle travelling along this surface makes an integer number of turns in every direction and then its orbit closes in on itself. The result is that the particle does not sample the entire flux surface in its motion, which is significant for different technical reasons (which mostly result in reduced confinement). See: magnetic island.
transcription unit   transcultural nursing   transcutaneous   transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation   transcytosis   transcytotic vesicle   transdermal   transdermic   (1)
© 2006-2024 med-word.com Last Updated On: 03/17/2024 (0.06)