| CPX | cleft palate, X-linked; clinical practice examination; complete physical examination |
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| NPE | neurogenic pulmonary edema; neuropsychologic examination; no palpable enlargement; normal pelvic exa... |
| OE | on examination; order entry [system]; orofacial cleft; orthopedic examination; otitis externa; out-s... |
| PE | Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia; pancreatic extract; paper electrophoresis; partial epilepsy; pelvic examina... |
| PRE | photoreacting enzyme; physician's report of examination; pigmented retinal epithelium; preplacement ... |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| geminated teeth | <dentistry> A developmental anomaly arising from the attempted division of one tooth bud, resulting in incomplete formation of two teeth and usually manifest as a bifid crown upon a single root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ratio of decayed and filled teeth | An index of decayed and filled permanent teeth per person, per full complement of 28 teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metal insert teeth | Prosthetic teeth containing metal cutting surfaces in the occlusal surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| migrating teeth | Teeth which are changing position under natural forces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plastic teeth | Artificial teeth constructed of synthetic resins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Corti's auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossbite teeth | Posterior teeth designed to permit the modified cusps of the upper teeth to be positioned in the fossae of the lower teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior teeth | <dentistry> Your bicuspids and molars. These are the teeth in the back of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| cutting teeth | The maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary teeth | <dentistry> The first set of teeth that develop in childhood. Synonym: deciduous teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| protruding teeth | Teeth extending beyond the normal contour of the dental arches; usually in an anterior direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sclerotic teeth | Teeth that are naturally hard and resistant to caries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| screwdriver teeth | The teeth of congenital syphilis in which the incisal edge is notched and narrower than the cervical area. See: Hutchinson's crescentic notch. Synonym: notched teeth, screwdriver teeth, syphilitic teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary teeth | <dentistry> The permanent teeth, i.e. The second group of teeth to come in. (08 Jan 1998) |