| ENT | Ear, Nose & Throat; 이비인후과 |
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| MTD | Membrana Tympanic Dexter; Right Ear Drum; 우측 고막 |
| MTS | Membrana Tympanic Sinister; Left Ear Drum; 좌측 고막 |
| AD | accident dispensary; acetate dialysis; active disease; acute dermatomyositis; addict, addiction; ade... |
| ad | add [Lat. adde] let there be added [up to a specified amount] [Lat. addetur]; axiodistal; right ear ... |
| paraffin wax | A wax derived from petroleum. Synonym: mineral wax. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| casting wax | Any soft solid wax used in dentistry for patterns of all types and for many other purposes; most are basically paraffin but are modified by addition of gum dammar, carnauba wax, or other ingredients, to meet various requirements. Synonym: inlay wax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| grave wax | A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown colour, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration. Origin: L. Adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. Adipocere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Chinese wax | A vegetable wax, a wax secreted by a scale insect, Coccus ceriferus or C. Pela, and deposited in the twigs of a species of ash tree; used in China to make candles and also medicinally. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mineral wax | A wax derived from petroleum. Synonym: mineral wax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax | <dentistry> A clear wax used to prevent your braces from irritating your lips when your braces are first put on, or at other times. (08 Jan 1998) |
| wax acid | A long-chain monocarboxylic acid with an even number of carbons, often found esterified in waxes (e.g., lauric acid). (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax alcohol | A long chain alcohol, analogous to the fatty acids, of which the fatty alcohol may be viewed as a reduction product; e.g., octadecanol from stearic acid. It is often found esterified in waxes. Synonym: wax alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| wax expansion | In dentistry, a method of expanding wax patterns to compensate for the shrinkage of gold during the casting process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax form | A pattern of wax that, when invested and burned out or otherwise eliminated, will produce a mold in which a casting may be made. Synonym: wax form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax model denture | A setup of artificial teeth so fabricated that it may be placed in the patient's mouth to verify esthetics, for the making of records, or for any other operation deemed necessary before final completion of the denture. Synonym: wax model denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax pattern | A pattern of wax that, when invested and burned out or otherwise eliminated, will produce a mold in which a casting may be made. Synonym: wax form. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wax-tipped bougie | A long slender flexible bougie with a wax tip, used for endoscopic passage into the ureter to confirm the presence of a calculus by scratching the surface of the tip with the sharp edges of the stone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| montan wax | A mineral wax extracted from lignite. Origin: L. Montanus, of a mountain, fr. Mons, mountain (05 Mar 2000) |