| OV | oculovestibular; office visit; osteoid volume; outflow volume; ovalbumin; ovary; overventilation; ov... |
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| NRI | nerve root involvement; nerve root irritation; nonrespiratory infection |
| CSHH | congenital self-healing histiocytosis |
| ESS | empty sella syndrome; endostreptosin; erythrocyte-sensitizing substance; euthyroid sick syndrome; ev... |
| HW | healing well |
| root canal irrigants | <chemical> Chemicals used mainly to disinfect root canals after pulpectomy and before obturation. The major ones are camphorated monochlorophenol, edta, formocresol, hydrogen peroxide, metacresylacetate, and sodium hypochlorite. Root canal irrigants include also rinsing solutions of distilled water, sodium chloride, etc. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| root canal of tooth | The chamber of the dental pulp lying within the root portion of a tooth. Synonym: canalis radicis dentis, marrow canal, pulp canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal orifice | An opening in the pulp chamber leading to the root canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal plugger | Fine-tapered root canal instrument, blunt at the tip, used for pressing or forcing a gutta percha cone into a root canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal preparation | Preparatory activities in root canal therapy by partial or complete extirpation of diseased pulp, cleaning and sterilization of the empty canal, enlarging and shaping the canal to receive the sealing material. The cavity may be prepared by mechanical, sonic, chemical, or other means. (12 Dec 1998) |
| root canal restoration | A gutta-percha, silver, or plastic cone that has been carried into a root canal, either alone or in conjunction with a cement, paste, or solvent, for the purpose of obturating the canal space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| root canal therapy | A treatment modality in endodontics concerned with the therapy of diseases of the dental pulp. For preparatory procedures, root canal preparation is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| root canal treatment | The means by which painful or diseased teeth, in which the pulp is involved, are restored to a healthy state, removal of a normal, diseased, or dead pulp by biochemical and mechanical means, enlargement and sterilization of the root canal, followed by filling the canal, to effect healing of diseased periapical tissues, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pulp and their sequelae. Synonym: endodontic treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mental healing | The use of suggestion or faith to cure disease, particularly physical illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma | <tumour> Multiple skin tumours, most frequently on the head, each resembling a well-differentiated squamous carcinoma or keratoacanthoma; individual tumours resolve spontaneously after several months, leaving deep-pitted scars with irregular crenellated borders, and are usually replaced by additional new tumours; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wound healing | Restoration of integrity to traumatised tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| healing | 1. Restoring to health; promoting the closure of wounds and ulcers. 2. The process of a return to health. 3. Closing of a wound. See: union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| healing by first intention | Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or granulation tissue formation. Synonym: primary adhesion, primary union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| healing by second intention | Delayed closure of two granulating surfaces. Synonym: secondary adhesion, secondary union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| healing by third intention | The slow filling of a wound cavity or ulcer by granulations, with subsequent cicatrization. (05 Mar 2000) |