"lab on a chip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: labs on a chip [plural], labs on chips [plural], as: LOC [abbreviation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|labs on a chip|labs on chips}} lab on a chip (plural labs on a chip or labs on chips)
  1. (chemistry, physics) A chip, combining semiconductor and microfluidics technologies, capable of handling and analyzing very small quantities of a sample, especially of bodily fluids for medical purposes. Categories (topical): Chemistry, Physics Synonyms: lab-on-a-chip

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