| Celsus, Aulus Cornelius | <person> Roman physician and medical writer, ca. 30 B.C.-45 A.D. See: Celsus' alopecia, Celsus' area, Celsus kerion, Celsus' papules, Celsus' vitiligo. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cement | <dentistry> A nonmetallic material used for luting, filling, or permanent or temporary restorative purposes, made by mixing components into a plastic mass that sets, or as an adherent sealer in attaching various dental restorations in or on the tooth. Synonym: cementum. Origin: see cementum (05 Mar 2000) |
| cement base | <dentistry> A layer of dental cement, sometimes medicated, that is placed in the deep portion of a cavity preparation to protect the pulp, reduce the bulk of a metallic restoration, or eliminate undercuts. Synonym: cavity preparation base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cement corpuscle | <dentistry> A cementocyte contained within a lacuna or crypt of the cementum of a tooth; an entrapped cementoblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cement line | The refractile boundary of an osteon or interstitial lamellar system in compact bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cemental caries | <dentistry> Caries of the cementum of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementation | <orthopaedics> The joining of objects by means of a cement (e.g., in fracture fixation, such as in hip arthroplasty for joining of the acetabular component to the femoral component). <dentistry> It is used for the process of attaching parts of a tooth or restorative material to a natural tooth or for the attaching of orthodontic bands to teeth by means of an adhesive. (08 Mar 2000) |
| cementicle | <dentistry> A calcified spherical body, composed of cementum lying free within the periodontal membrane, attached to the cementum or imbedded within it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementification | Metaplastic production of cementum or cementoid within a less differentiated connective tissue, e.g., cementification of a fibroma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementoblast | <pathology> One of the cells concerned with the formation of the layer of cementum on the roots of teeth. Origin: L. Cementum, cement, + G. Blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementoblastoma | <tumour> A benign odontogenic tumour of functional cementoblasts; it appears as a mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion attached to a tooth root and may cause expansion of the bone cortex or be associated with pain. Synonym: benign cementoblastoma, true cementoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementoclasia | Destruction of cementum by cementoclasts. Origin: L. Cementum, cement, + G. Klasis, fracture (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementoclast | <pathology> One of the multinucleated giant cells, identical with osteoclasts, that are associated with the resorption of cementum. Origin: L. Cementum, cement, + G. Klastos, broken (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementocyte | <pathology> An osteocyte-like cell with numerous processes, trapped in a lacuna in the cementum of the tooth. Origin: L. Cementum, cement, + G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| cementodentinal | Relating to the dentin and cementum of teeth. Synonym: cementodentinal. (05 Mar 2000) |