âHe was a great emperor who consolidated the Mexica empire, but he is also seen as the guy who lost against the Spanish, and I donât believe any culture likes a loser,â Baez says. That reputation may be changing, as a more nuanced image of Moctezuma emerges.
Medical Definition of Sequester. Sequester: 1. In medicine, to set apart, detach or separate a small portion of tissue from the rest. May be naturally occurring or iatrogenic. 2. In bone, for a piece of dead bone to separate from the sound bone. 3. In biochemistry, to isolate a constituent of a system by chelation or other means.
The formation of a sequestrum. Loss of blood or of its fluid content into spaces within the body, so that the circulating volume diminishes. The inhibition or prevention of normal ion behavior by combination with added materials, especially the prevention of metallic ion precipitation from solution.