| glucose oxidase paper strip test | <chemical pathology> A qualitative test for glucose in the urine, in which glucose is oxidised to gluconic acid by glucose oxidase; a specific test, unless ascorbic acid is present. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| abrasive strip | A ribbon-like piece of linen on one side of which is bonded abrasive particles; used in dentistry for contouring and polishing proximal surfaces of restorations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amalgam strip | A linen strip without abrasive used to smooth proximal contours of newly placed amalgam restorations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| celluloid strip | A clear plastic strip used as a matrix when inserting a silicate cement or acrylic resin cement in proximal cavity preparations of anterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strip | 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes; to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark. "And strippen her out of her rude array." (Chaucer) "They stripped Joseph out of his coat." (Gen. Xxxvii. 23) "Opinions which . . . No clergyman could have avowed without imminent risk of being stripped of his gown." (Macaulay) 2. To divest of clothing; to uncover. "Before the folk herself strippeth she." (Chaucer) "Strip your sword stark naked." (Shak) 3. To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging, spars, etc. 4. <agriculture> To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. 5. To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow. 6. To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip. "When first they stripped the Malean promontory." (Chapman) "Before he reached it he was out of breath, And then the other stripped him." (Beau. & Fl) 7. To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back; to strip away all disguisses. "To strip bad habits from a corrupted heart, is stripping off the skin." (Gilpin) 8. <machinery> To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the thread is stripped. To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the bolt is stripped. 9. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. 10. To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged. 11. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"; to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves). Origin: OE. Stripen, strepen, AS. Strpan in bestrpan to plunder; akin to D. Stroopen, MHG. Stroufen, G. Streifen. 1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land. 2. <chemical> A trough for washing ore. 3. The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| strip-leaf | Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lightning strip | A strip of metal with abrasive on one side, used to open rough or improper contacts of proximal restorations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple sleep latency test | A test of the propensity to fall asleep, done by performing polysomnography during multiple brief opportunities to sleep. (05 Mar 2000) |
| assistive device | Any device that is designed, made, or adapted to assist a person perform a particular task. For examples, canes, crutches, walkers, wheel chairs, and shower chairs are all assistive devices. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventricular assist device | A device that supports or replaces the function of a ventricle (LVAD or RVAD indicates which ventricle). The patient's heart remains in place when this device or system is used. The device is used in patients with potentially salvageable myocardium, where centrifugal or pneumatic devices can be placed in either heterotopic or orthotopic positions (the latter is termed a total artificial heart). The function of either the left, right, or both ventricles can thus be supported for days to weeks. Either recovery of heart function or need for transplantation then becomes apparent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing device | In dentistry, a device which provides a central point of bearing, or support, between upper and lower record bases; it consists of a contacting point which is attached to one base and a plate attached to the other which provides the surface on which the bearing point rests or moves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central-bearing tracing device | In dentistry, a central-bearing device used for making a tracing and/or for support between upper and lower bases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptive device | A device used to prevent pregnancy; e.g., occlusive diaphragm, condom, intrauterine device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptive device, intrauterine | A device inserted into the uterus (womb) to prevent conception (pregnancy). The IUD can be a coil, loop, triangle, or T in shape made of plastic or metal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental device | <dentistry> Devices used in the home by persons to maintain dental and periodontal health. The devices include toothbrushes, dental flosses, water irrigators, gingival stimulators, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |