CONTAINED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contained mean? 

• CONTAINED (adjective)
  The adjective CONTAINED has 1 sense:

1. gotten under control

  Familiarity information: CONTAINED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTAINED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gotten under control

Context example:

the oil spill is contained

Similar:

controlled (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds)

 Context examples 

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a block.

(Block Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A measure of the amount of minerals (mostly calcium and phosphorous) contained in a certain volume of bone.

(BMD, NCI Dictionary)

An imaging test that measures bone density (the amount of bone mineral contained in a certain volume of bone) by passing x-rays with two different energy levels through the bone.

(BMD scan, NCI Dictionary)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a blister.

(Blister Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

The chemical energy contained in fatty acids is released through the beta-oxidation of fatty acids in mitochondria.

(Beta-Oxidation of Fatty Acids Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a bar.

(Bar Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A family of large fibrous proteins contained within the layer of extracellular matrix found beneath epithelial tissues.

(Basal Lamina Collagen, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal growth of the cells of the tissues contained within the mediastinum (e.g., thymus) without evidence of malignancy.

(Benign Mediastinal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a bolus.

(Bolus Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

Cells contained in the bone marrow including fat cells, stromal cells, mega karyocytes, and the immediate precursors of most blood cells.

(Bone Marrow Blood-Forming Cell, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)