| EAC | Ehrlich ascites carcinoma; electroacupuncture; epithelioma adenoides cysticum; erythema annulare cen... |
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| IAC | image analysis cytometry; ineffective airway clearance; internal auditory canal; interposed abdomina... |
| ITC | imidazolyl-thioguanine chemotherapy; Interagency Testing Committee; in the canal [hearing aid] |
| MEC | median effective concentration; middle ear canal; middle ear cell; minimum effective concentration |
| PC | avoirdupois weight [Lat. pondus civile]; packed cells; paper chromatography; paracortex; parent cell... |
| SC | Schlemm's canal |
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| CAVC | complete atrioventricular canal |
| EAC | external auditory canal |
| pulp calculus | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pulp cavity | The central hollow of a tooth consisting of the crown cavity and the root canal; it contains the fibrovascular dental pulp and is lined throughout by odontoblasts. Synonym: cavitas dentis, cavity of tooth, cavum dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp chamber | <dentistry> The very inner part of your tooth containing nerve cells and blood vessels. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp chips | Timber or residues processed into small pieces of wood of more or less uniform dimensions with minimal amounts of bark. (05 Dec 1998) |
| pulp horn | A prolongation of the pulp extending toward the cusp of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp nodule | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp of finger | The fleshy mass at the extremity of the finger. Synonym: digital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp polyp | hyperplastic pulpitis |
| pulp pressure | The pressure in the dental pulp cavity associated with extracellular fluid pressure, but showing pulsatile variations during the cardiac cycle because of the encasement of the pulp within the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp stone | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp test | A group of thermal and electrical test's used to aid in assessment of dental pulp health. Synonym: pulp test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| putrescent pulp | A decomposed pulp, often infected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic pulp | The soft cellular substance of the spleen. Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| necrotic pulp | Necrosis of the dental pulp which clinically does not respond to thermal stimulation; the tooth may be asymptomatic or sensitive to percussion and palpation. Synonym: dead pulp, nonvital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonvital pulp | Necrosis of the dental pulp which clinically does not respond to thermal stimulation; the tooth may be asymptomatic or sensitive to percussion and palpation. Synonym: dead pulp, nonvital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |