| REEDS | retention of tears, ectrodactyly, ectodermal dysplasia, and strange hair, skin and teeth [syndrome] |
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| PRAGMATIC | pregnancy, rheumatoid arthritis, acromegaly, glucose metabolism disorders, mechanical injury, amyloi... |
| DMF | decayed, missing, and filled [teeth]; N,N-dimethylformamide; diphasic milk fever |
| ad | add [Lat. adde] let there be added [up to a specified amount] [Lat. addetur]; axiodistal; right ear ... |
| NES | not elsewhere specified |
| supporting reflexes | Described by Magnus, who distinguished two types: (05 Mar 2000) |
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| denture-supporting area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labyrinth supporting cells | Cells forming a framework supporting the organ of corti. Specific cells are those of claudius, deiters and hensen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bowel disorders and fibre | High fibre diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of diverticulitis. In many cases, it helps reduce the symptoms of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS ). It is generally accepted that a diet high in fibre is protective, or at least reduces the incidence, of colon polyps and colon cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rehabilitation of speech and language disorders | Procedures for assisting a person with a speech or language disorder to communicate with maximum efficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schizophrenia and disorders with psychotic features | Marked disorders of thought (delusions, hallucinations, or other thought disorder accompanied by disordered affect or behaviour), and deterioration from a previous level of functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sexual and gender disorders | Mental disorders related to sexual dysfunction, paraphillias, and gender identity disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| feeding and eating disorders of childhood | Mental disorders related to feeding and eating that are usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anatomic teeth | Artificial teeth that duplicate the anatomic forms of natural teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior teeth | <dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geminated teeth | <dentistry> A developmental anomaly arising from the attempted division of one tooth bud, resulting in incomplete formation of two teeth and usually manifest as a bifid crown upon a single root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metal insert teeth | Prosthetic teeth containing metal cutting surfaces in the occlusal surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| migrating teeth | Teeth which are changing position under natural forces. (05 Mar 2000) |