| Waters' view radiograph | A radiographic frontal view of the maxillary sinuses, orbits, nasal structures and zygomas; permits direct comparison of the sides. Synonym: Waters' view radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Waters' projection | A PA radiographic view of the skull made with the orbitomeatal line at an angle of 37 |
| Towne projection radiograph | See: Towne projection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bag of waters | The amniotic sac and amniotic fluid. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mineral waters | Water naturally or artificially infused with mineral salts or gases (carbon dioxide). (12 Dec 1998) |
| waters | Colloquialism for amniotic fluid. Bag of waters, bag. False waters, a leakage of fluid prior to or in beginning labour, before the rupture of the amnion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters, Charles Alexander | <person> U.S. Radiologist, 1888-1961. See: Waters' view radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters, Edward | <person> U.S. Obstetrician and gynecologist, *1898. See: Waters' operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters' operation | An extraperitoneal cesarean section with a supravesical approach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Waters' view | A PA radiographic view of the skull made with the orbitomeatal line at an angle of 37 |
| tidal waters | Those waters that rise and fall in a predictable and measurable rhythm or cycle due to the gravitational pulls of the moon and sun. Tidal waters end where the rise and fall of the water surface can no longer by practically measured in a predictable rhythm due to masking by hydrologic, wind, or other effects. Source: 33 CFR |
| bitewing radiograph | Intraoral dental film adapted to show the coronal portion and cervical third of the root of the teeth in near occlusion; especially useful in detecting interproximal caries and determining alveolar septal height. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiograph | <dentistry> Another name for an X-ray (08 Jan 1998) |
| panoramic radiograph | A radiographic view of the maxillae and mandible extending from the left to the right glenoid fossae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maxillary sinus radiograph | A radiographic frontal view of the maxillary sinuses, orbits, nasal structures and zygomas; permits direct comparison of the sides. Synonym: Waters' view radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |