| CTA | Canadian Tuberculosis Association; chemotactic activity; chromotropic acid; Committee on Thrombolyti... |
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| ICAAC | Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| NAHPA | National Association of Hospital Purchasing Agents |
| OHA | oral hypoglycemic agents |
| CR Length | Crown to Rump Length |
| insurance claim review | Review of claims by insurance companies to determine liability and amount of payment for various services. The review may also include determination of eligibility of the claimant or beneficiary or of the provider of the benefit; determination that the benefit is covered or not payable under another policy; or determination that the service was necessary and of reasonable cost and quality. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| utilization review | An organised procedure carried out through committees to review admissions, duration of stay, professional services furnished, and to evaluate the medical necessity of those services and promote their most efficient use. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anatomical crown | The portion of a tooth covered with enamel. Synonym: corona dentis, anatomical crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial crown | A fixed restoration of the major part of the entire coronal part of a natural tooth; usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bell-shaped crown | A crown of a tooth with an exaggerated occlusogingival contour; human deciduous molars typify the bell-shaped crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiate crown | A fan-shaped fibre mass on the white matter of the cerebral cortex, composed of the widely radiating fibres of the internal capsule; a single layer of columnar cells derived from the cumulus oophorus, which anchor on the pellucid zone of the oocyte in a secondary follicle. Synonym: radiate crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary crown | The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together. Synonym: ciliary crown, ciliary wreath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clinical crown | That part of the crown of a tooth visible in the oral cavity. Synonym: corona clinica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crown | The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crown angulation | <dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped forward or backward to correct the angle of the crown. (08 Jan 1998) |
| crown cavity | The space within the crown of a tooth continuous with the root canal. Synonym: cavitas coronalis, cavum coronale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crown flask | A sectional metal boxlike case in which a sectional mold is made of plaster of Paris or artificial stone for the purpose of compressing and curing dentures or other resinous restorations. Synonym: crown flask. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crown gall | Gall or tumour, found in many dicotyledonous plants, caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. (18 Nov 1997) |
| crown gall plasmid | A plasmid, or type of circular DNA, found in the bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens which infects dicot plants. Part of the plasmid inserts itself into the plant genome and causes tumours to form in the roots or in the stems nearest the roots. The plasmid has been used by geneticists, minus the tumour-causing parts, as a vector towards the genetic engineering of plants. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crown gall tumour | A disease which afflicts dicot plants, caused by the bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The disease causes large tumours to form in the roots or in the stems nearest the roots, deforming the plant along its base (where it meets the ground). (09 Oct 1997) |