| bar clip attachments | Fixed bar joints or rigid bar units used for splinting abutments with removable sleeves or clips within the partial denture for supporting and/or retaining the prosthesis. Synonym: bar clip attachments. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| clip | <abbreviation> Corticotropin-like intermediate-lobe peptide. A fastener used to hold a part or thing together with another. Wound clip, a metal clasp or device for surgical approximation of skin incisions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clip forceps | A small forceps with spring catch to hold a bleeding vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blunt-end ligation | A lab technique to join together two pieces of blunt-end DNA, such as an insert into a cloning vector, which requires the enzyme ligase because there are no single-stranded overhanging ends for the attachment to form more spontaneously, by itself. (09 Oct 1997) |
| pole ligation | A ligation at the root of an organ to shut off or diminish blood supply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical ligation | In dentistry, the surgical exposure of an unerupted tooth so that a metal ligature can be placed around its cervix and fastened to an orthodontic appliance to facilitate eruption. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DNA ligation | <molecular biology> The joining of two DNA strands by their ends with a phosphodiester bond. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tooth ligation | The binding together of teeth with wire for stabilization and immobilization following traumatic injury or orthognathic surgery, or during periodontal therapy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enzyme-catalyzed ligation | <enzyme> An enzyme-mediated joining of phosphodiester linkage of two stretches of DNA or RNA, or of peptide linkage of two polypeptides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubal ligation | <gynaecology, procedure> A surgical procedure that involves ligation (closure) of the fallopian tubes to prevent an unfertilized egg from reaching the uterus. A method of sterilisation. Believed to have better than 99% effectiveness. This surgery can be performed through a laparoscope, using a small abdominal incision to allow passage of the fibreoptic scope. most women can return to work within a few days after the procedure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ligation | <dentistry> A process where an archwire is attached to the brackets on your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |