| european molecular biology lab gene bank | <molecular biology> A large database of DNA sequence data in Heidelberg, Germany, compiled from international sources. It is the European equivalent to the Genbank DNA sequence databank in the United States of America. WWW: EMbase. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| lab | To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab. Origin: Cf. OD. Labben to babble. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| chip | A small fragment resulting from breakage, cutting, or avulsion. Bone chips, small pieces of cancellous bone generally used to fill in bony defects and to promote reossification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chip-blower | An instrument for blowing the debris out of, or drying, a tooth cavity that is being excavated for a filling; it consists of a rubber bulb with a metal nozzle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chip graft | A graft utilizing small pieces of cartilage or bone which is packed into a bone defect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chip syringe | A tapered metal tube through which air is forced from a rubber bulb or pressure tank to blow debris from, or to dry, a cavity in preparing teeth for restoration. Synonym: air syringe. (05 Mar 2000) |