| sentinel spinous process fracture | Fracture of the spinous process with undetected deeper fracture's of the vertebral arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spinous process | The dorsal projection from the centre of a vertebral arch. Synonym: sphenoidal spine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinous process of tibia | Intercondyloid eminence, an elevation on the proximal extremity of the tibia between the two articular surfaces. Synonym: eminentia intercondylaris, eminentia intercondyloidea, spinous process of tibia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinous | 1. Spinose; thorny. 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. <anatomy> Spinous process of a vertebra, the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spinous layer | The layer of polyhedral cells in the epidermis; shrinkage artifacts and adhesion of these cells at their desmosomal junctions gives a spiny or prickly appearance. Synonym: prickle cell layer, spinous layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gilmer wiring | A method of intermaxillary fixation in which single opposing teeth are wired circumferentially, and the wires are twisted together. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perialveolar wiring | <dentistry> Fixing a splint to the maxillary arch by passing a wire through the alveolar process from the buccal plate to the palate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circumferential wiring | Fixation of mandibular fractures by passing wires around a section of bone with the ends exiting into the oral cavity; i.e., circummandibular and circumzygomatic wiring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wiring | Fastening together the ends of a broken bone by wire sutures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| continuous loop wiring | The formation of wire loops on both maxillary and mandibular teeth, for the placement of intermaxillary elastics; used in reduction and fixation of fractures. Synonym: Stout's wiring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial suspension wiring | A method of wiring using areas of bones not contiguous with the oral cavity for the support of fractured jaw segments (e.g., pyriform aperture, zygomatic arch, zygomatic process of the frontal bone). (05 Mar 2000) |
| pyriform aperture wiring | A method of wiring using the nasal bones at the area of the pyriform aperture for the stabilization of fractures of the jaw. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Stout's wiring | The formation of wire loops on both maxillary and mandibular teeth, for the placement of intermaxillary elastics; used in reduction and fixation of fractures. Synonym: Stout's wiring. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ivy loop wiring | Placement of a wire around two adjacent teeth to provide an attachment for intermaxillary elastics. (05 Mar 2000) |
| electric wiring | An arrangement of wires distributing electricity. (12 Dec 1998) |