| stab | To pierce with a pointed instrument, as a knife or dagger. Origin: Gael. Stob (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stab culture | A culture produced by inserting an inoculating needle with inoculum down the centre of a solid medium contained in a test tube. Synonym: needle culture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stab drain | A drain passed into a cavity through a puncture made at a dependent part away from the wound of operation, designed to prevent infection of the wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stab neutrophil | <pathology> Immature neutrophils released from the bone marrow reserve in response to acute demand. (18 Nov 1997) |
| stab wound | <surgery> A puncture wound that is generated from the applied force of a sharp object, to make a deep, conical wound. (10 Mar 1998) |
| staB-cell | <pathology> Immature neutrophils released from the bone marrow reserve in response to acute demand. (18 Nov 1997) |
| stabilate | A sample of organisms preserved alive on a single occasion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stabile | Steady; fixed; denoting: 1) certain constituents of serum unaffected by ordinary degrees of heat; 2) an electrode held steadily on a part during the passage of an electric current. Compare: labile. Origin: L. Stabilis (05 Mar 2000) |
| stabilimeter | An instrument to measure the sway of the body when standing with feet together and usually with eyes closed. Origin: L. Stabilitas, firmness, + G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| stabilisation | The creation of a stable state. (18 Nov 1997) |
| stabilised baseplate | A baseplate lined with plastic material to improve its fit and stability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stabiliser | 1. That which renders something else more stable. 2. An agent that retards the effect of an accelerator, thus preserving a chemical equilibrium. 3. A part possessing the quality of rigidity or creating rigidity when added to another part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stability | The quality of maintaining a constant character in the presence of forces which threaten to disturb it, resistance to change. (18 Nov 1997) |
| stabilization | 1. The accomplishment of a stable state. Synonym: denture stability. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stabilizing circumferential clasp arm | An arm that is relatively rigid and embraces the height of contour of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wounds, stab | Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object. (12 Dec 1998) |
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