| principle |
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works" a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles" a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy" a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields" rule of personal conduct rationale: (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines"
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| primary abutment |
a tooth used for direct support of a denture.
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| primary cause |
the principal factor contributing to the production of a specific result.
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| primary degenerative dementia |
severe loss of intellectual function of no discernible cause; it generally denotes dementia of the Alzheimer type but may be used for that associated with Pick's disease.
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| primary infertility |
infertility occurring in patients who have never conceived.
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