| stabilizing circumferential clasp arm | An arm that is relatively rigid and embraces the height of contour of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| stabilizing fulcrum line | An imaginary line connecting occlusal rests, around which line the denture tends to rotate under masticatory force. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrin-stabilizing factor | <chemical> Fibrin stabilizing factor. It is a glycoprotein activated by thrombin in the presence of calcium to form factor xiiia. Factor xiii is found evenly distributed between plasma and platelets. Its function is to stabilise the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) which culminates the coagulation cascade. Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor XIII (12 Dec 1998) |
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