| fixed b. with rigid and nonrigid connectors |
a fixed partial denture consisting of a major retainer attached to a pontic and supplied with a dovetail, and a minor retainer supplied with a slot into which the dovetail of the pontic fits; it provides some stress-breaking by allowing some movement. Called also fixed-movable b.
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| fixed b. with rigid connectors |
a fixed partial denture in which all components are rigidly soldered or cast in one piece. Called also fixed-fixed b.
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| fixed base, m. for |
see Fiske's m.
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| fixed blood f. |
a thin film of blood spread on a slide, dried quickly, and fixed.
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| fixed c. |
coupling in which the premature heart beats follow the preceding normal beats at identical intervals.
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