| IAM | Institute of Applied Microbiology [Japan]; Institute of Aviation Medicine; internal auditory meatus |
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| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| IUPAP | International Union of Pure and Applied Physics |
| AADE | American Association of Dental Editors; American Association of Dental Examiners |
| CDA | Canadian Dental Association; Certified Dental Assistant; chenodeoxycholic acid; ciliary dyskinesia a... |
| drugs, essential | Drugs considered essential to meet the health needs of a population as well as to control drug costs. (world health organization action programme on essential drugs, 1994, p3) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| drugs, generic | Drugs whose drug name is not protected by a trademark. They may be manufactured by several companies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drugs, investigational | Drugs which have received FDA approval for human testing but have yet to be approved for commercial marketing. This includes drugs used for treatment while they still are undergoing clinical trials (treatment ind). The main heading includes drugs under investigation in foreign countries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drugs, non-prescription | Drugs that can be sold legally without a prescription. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drugs toxic to lung | <radiology> Bleomycin, methotrexate, cytoxan, amiodarone (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunosuppressive drugs | Drugs that block the bodys ability to fight infection or foreign substances that enter the body. A person receiving an organ transplant is given these drugs to stop the body from rejecting the new organ or tissue. Cyclosporin is a commonly used immunosuppressive drug. (09 Oct 1997) |
| orphan drugs | Drugs, biologicals, and medical devices (including diagnostic in vitro tests) that may be useful in common or rare diseases but which are not considered commercially viable. Synonym: orphan drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid etching, dental | Pretreatment of tooth surfaces with etching agents, usually phosphoric acid, to increase the adhesion of various resin systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american dental association | Professional society representing the field of dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior superior dental arteries | Origin, infraorbital artery within intraorbital canal; distribution, via anterior alveolar canals to upper incisors and canine teeth, mucus membrane of maxillary sinus. Synonym: arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores, anterior superior dental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical dental foramen | The opening at the apex of the root of a tooth that gives passage to the nerve and blood vessels. Synonym: foramen apicis dentis, apical dental foramen, root foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arrested dental caries | Carious lesions that have become inactive and stopped progressing; they may exhibit changes in colour and/or consistency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biomedical and dental materials | Substances used in biomedicine or dentistry predominantly for their physical, as opposed to chemical, properties. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radiography, dental | Radiographic techniques used in dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radiography, dental, digital | A rapid, low-dose, digital imaging system using a small intraoral sensor instead of radiographic film, an intensifying screen, and a charge-coupled device. It presents the possibility of reduced patient exposure and minimal distortion, although resolution and latitude are inferior to standard dental radiography. A receiver is placed in the mouth, routing signals to a computer which images the signals on a screen or in print. It includes digitizing from X-ray film or any other detector. (12 Dec 1998) |