| BVP | blood vessel prosthesis; blood volume pulse; burst of ventricular pacing |
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| HIP | health illness profile; health insurance plan or program; homograft incus prosthesis; hospital insur... |
| IPOP | immediate postoperative prosthesis |
| IPP | independent practice plan; individual patient profile; inflatable penile prosthesis; inorganic pyrop... |
| IRP | immunoreactive plasma; immunoreactive proinsulin; incus replacement prosthesis; insulin-releasing po... |
palatal drop prosthesis
prosthestic dentistry (치과 보철학
| heart valve prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of synthetic material to repair injured or diseased heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| prosthesis | <orthopaedics, surgery> An artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, eye or tooth, used for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. Origin: Gr. = a putting to (18 Nov 1997) |
| prosthesis colouring | Colouring, shading, or tinting of prosthetic components, devices, and materials. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis design | The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis failure | Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis fitting | The fitting and adjusting of artificial parts of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of a prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis-related infections | Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or haematogenously acquired from other sites (late). (12 Dec 1998) |
| provisional prosthesis | An interim dental prosthesis worn for varying periods of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip prosthesis | Replacement for a hip joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hybrid prosthesis | A complete denture that is supported by both soft tissue and natural teeth that have been altered so as to permit the denture to fit over them. The altered teeth may have been fitted with short or long copings, locking devices, or connecting bars. Synonym: bar joint denture, hybrid prosthesis, overdenture, telescopic denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| definitive prosthesis | A dental prosthesis to be used over a prescribed period of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical prosthesis | An appliance prepared as an aid or as a part of a surgical proceeding, such as a heart valve or cranial plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ocular prosthesis | An artificial eye or implant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ossicular prosthesis | An implant used to replace one or more of the ear ossicles. They are usually made of plastic, gelfoam, ceramic, or stainless steel. (12 Dec 1998) |