| FD&C | Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; food, drugs, and cosmetics |
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| FFDCA | Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act |
| IACS | International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery |
| imho | in my humble(or honest) opinion |
| EOA | effective orifice area; erosive osteoarthritis; esophageal obturator airway; examination, opinion, a... |
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| dentistry | The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dentistry, operative | That phase of clinical dentistry concerned with the restoration of parts of existing teeth that are defective through disease, trauma, or abnormal development, to the state of normal function, health, and esthetics, including preventive, diagnostic, biological, mechanical, and therapeutic techniques, as well as material and instrument science and application. (12 Dec 1998) |
| in dentistry | The specialised bony structure which supports the teeth; it consists of the cortical bone that comprises the tooth socket into which the roots of the tooth fit, and is supported by the trabecular bone. Synonym: alveolar supporting bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occupational dentistry | The branch of dentistry concerned with maintaining oral health of employees in occupational environments. (12 Dec 1998) |
| operative dentistry | Usually, the individual restoration of teeth by means of metallic or nonmetallic materials. Synonym: restorative dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| esthetic dentistry | A field of dentistry concerned especially with the appearance of a dental restoration as achieved through its form and colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| forensic dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legal dentistry | The application of dental knowledge to questions of law. (12 Dec 1998) |
| action current | An electrical current induced in muscle fibres when they are effectively stimulated; normally it is followed by contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternating current | Electrical current which alternates direction periodically. (For instance, household electric current is AC alternating at 60 oscillations/sec (60 Hertz) in the United States, and 50 Hertz in many other countries.) Acronym: AC (09 Oct 1997) |
| anodal current | A current produced in tissues under the anode when the circuit is closed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ascending current | The direction of current flow in a nerve when the anode is placed peripheral to the cathode, in contrast to descending current; the convention used is that current flows from positive to negative. Synonym: centripetal current. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial current | The central rapidly moving portion of the bloodstream in an artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bootstrap current | <radiobiology> Currents driven in toroidal devices by neo-classical diffusion. They may amount to a substantial fraction of the net current in a tokamak reactor, thus lengthening the pulse time or decreasing the power needed for current drive. (09 Oct 1997) |
| calcium current | Inflow of calcium ions through specific calcium channels. Critically important in release of transmitter substance from presynaptic terminals. (18 Nov 1997) |