| SWC | submaximal working capacity |
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| WL | waiting list; waterload; wavelength; withdrawal; working level; workload |
| WLM | white light microscopy; working level month [radon] |
| WP | weakly positive; wedge pressure; wet pack; wettable powder; whirlpool; white pulp; word processor; w... |
| bite gauge | <instrument> A device for measuring biting pressure. Synonym: bite gauge, occlusometer. Origin: Gnatho-+ dynamometer (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bite plane | <dentistry> A removable appliance made of acrylic designed to open a deep bite. See: occlusal plane. (06 Mar 2000) |
| bite rim | Occluding surfaces built on temporary or permanent denture bases for the purpose of making maxillomandibular relation records and for arranging teeth. Synonym: bite rim, occlusal rim, record rim. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bite stick | <dentistry> A device the orthodontist uses to help put on your bands. The orthodontist puts the band in place, then asks you to bite down on the bite stick to help push the band in place. (08 Jan 1998) |
| rat-bite disease | A syndrome characterised by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either streptobacillus moniliformis or spirillum minus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rat-bite fever | A syndrome characterised by recurring fever, rash, and arthralgias occurring days to weeks after a rat bite. The causative agents are either streptobacillus moniliformis or spirillum minus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rattlesnake bite | A venomous (poisonous) snake bite. All rattlesnakes are venomous and secrete poisonous venom. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cat-bite disease | Rat-bite fever, presumably spread from rats to cats and thus to humans. Synonym: cat-bite fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cat-bite fever | Rat-bite fever, presumably spread from rats to cats and thus to humans. Synonym: cat-bite fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rest bite | A misnomer for physiologic rest position of the mandible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| close bite | A small distance between the maxillary and mandibular arches. Synonym: close bite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| closed bite | <dentistry> A malocclusion where your upper teeth cover your lower teeth when you bite down. This is also called a deep bite. (08 Jan 1998) |
| wax bite | <dentistry> A procedure to measure how well your teeth come together. You bite a sheet of wax and leave bitemark in the wax. The orthodontist looks at the bitemarks to see how well your teeth are aligned. (08 Jan 1998) |
| South African tick-bite fever | A typhus-like fever of South Africa caused by Rickettsia rickettsii and usually characterised by primary eschar and regional adenitis, rigors, and maculopapular rash on the fifth day, often with severe central nervous system symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| normal bite | That arrangement of teeth and their supporting structure which is usually found in health and which approaches an ideal or standard arrangement. Synonym: normal bite. Synonym: neutral occlusion. (05 Mar 2000) |