| CAP | cationic antimicrobial protein; circumference of apex |
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| SAX-APEX | short-axis plane, apical |
| ACL | Achievement Check List; acromegaloid features, cutis verticis gyrata, corneal leukoma [syndrome]; an... |
| ATF | activating transcription factor; anterior talofibular [ligament]; ascites tumor fluid |
| CAL | cafe au lait; calcium test; calculated average life; calories; chronic airflow limitation; computer-... |
| pulpa dentis | <dentistry> A richly vascularised and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| substantia ossea dentis | <dentistry> A bony substance covering the root of a tooth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| iter dentis | The route or routes by which one or more teeth erupt. Synonym: iter dentium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ebur dentis | <dentistry> The calcified tissue below the enamel, enclosing the cavity of the tooth containing the pulp chamber and root canals. (08 Jan 1998) |
| tuberculum dentis | A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies approximalis dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth in the dental arch; the contact surface that is closest to the anterior midline of the dental arch is the mesial surface of a tooth; that farthest is the distal surface. Synonym: facies approximalis dentis, facies contactus dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies articularis anterior dentis | anterior articular surface of dens |
| facies articularis posterior dentis | The facet on the posterior surface of the dens of the axis that articulates with the transverse ligament of the atlas. Synonym: facies articularis posterior dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies contactus dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth in the dental arch; the contact surface that is closest to the anterior midline of the dental arch is the mesial surface of a tooth; that farthest is the distal surface. Synonym: facies approximalis dentis, facies contactus dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies distalis dentis | The contact surface of a tooth that is directed away from the median plane of the dental arch; opposite to the mesial surface of a tooth. Synonym: facies distalis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies facialis dentis | An alternate term for vestibular surface of tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies lingualis dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue; opposite to the facies vestibulum dentis. Synonym: facies lingualis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies mesialis dentis | The contact surface of a tooth that is directed toward the median plane of the dental arch; opposite to the facies distalis dentis. Synonym: facies mesialis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies occlusalis dentis | That portion of the surface of a denture that makes contact or near contact with the corresponding surface of an opposing denture or tooth. Synonym: facies occlusalis dentis, facies masticatoria, grinding surface, masticating surface, masticatory surface, occlusal surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facies vestibularis dentis | The surface of a tooth that faces the buccal or labial mucosa of vestibule of the mouth; opposite to the lingual surface of tooth. Synonym: facies vestibularis dentis, facies facialis dentis, buccal surface, facial surface of tooth, facies buccalis, facies labialis, labial surface. (05 Mar 2000) |