| artificial crown |
a restoration made of metal alone, metal with a veneer of porcelain or resin, or porcelain or resin alone that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the clinical crown of a tooth; it may be attached to a prepared tooth stump, to one partially rebuilt by a cast metal core alone, or to a cast core and a post, or it may be cemented to the remaining tooth structure. Colloquially called cap.
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| artistic anatomy |
the study of anatomy as applied to drawing, painting, and sculpture.
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| arterial blood |
oxygenated blood, found in the pulmonary veins, the left chambers of the heart, and the systemic arteries; it is bright red in color.
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| arteriosclerotic aneurysm |
an aneurysm arising in a large artery, most commonly the abdominal aorta, as a result of weakening of the wall in severe atherosclerosis; called also atherosclerotic a.
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| articular corpuscle |
a type of lamellated corpuscle found within joints.
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