Separate; distinct; not joined to or incorporated with another; denoting especially certain lesions of the skin. [L. dis- cerno, pp. -cretus, to separate]
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dis·crete dis-'krēt, 'dis-. adj characterized by distinct unconnected lesions <\discrete smallpox> compare CONFLUENT (2)
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dis·crete (dis-krētґ) [L. discretus; discernere to separate] made up of separated parts or characterized by lesions which do not become blended.Medical dictionary. 2011.