| impacted tooth | <dentistry> A tooth which is within the alveolus (the tooth socket within the alveolar bone of the jaw) and is prevented from erupting into its normal position. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| tooth, impacted | A tooth that is prevented from erupting by a physical barrier, usually other teeth. Impaction may also result from orientation of the tooth in an other than vertical position in the periodontal structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| impacted | Driven together or close. <surgery> Impacted fracture, a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| impacted foetus | A foetus which, because of its large size or narrowing of the pelvic canal, has become wedged and incapable of spontaneous advance or recession. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impacted fracture | A fracture in which one of the fragments is driven into the cancellous tissue of the other fragment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| impacted teeth | <dentistry> Teeth that have not fully erupted into their normal position. (15 Nov 1997) |
| feces, impacted | A large firm mass of stool formed in the rectum or distal colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| complete abortion | The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a foetus or embryo, complete expulsion of any other product of gestation. (e.g., hydatidiform mole). (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete achromatopsia | Achromatopsia with absent colour vision, nystagmus, reduced visual acuity, and light aversion. Synonym: rod monochromatism, typical achromatopsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete antibody | An antibody which causes agglutination of erythrocytes when they are suspended either in saline or in a protein medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete antigen | Any antigen capable of stimulating the formation of antibody with which it reacts in vivo or in vitro, as distinguished from incomplete antigen (hapten). (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete ascertainment | Method by which all families with at least one affected individual in a population are certain or have an equal chance of being identified by survey or an appropriate random sampling technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete atrioventricular dissociation | A-V dissociation not interrupted by ventricular captures. Synonym: complete A-V block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete A-V block | complete atrioventricular dissociation, complete A-V dissociation |
| complete blood count | <haematology, investigation> The number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are present in the patients sample of blood is determined. most common test done on the blood. Acronym: CBC Synonym: full blood count. (16 Mar 1998) |