| plastic teeth | Artificial teeth constructed of synthetic resins. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| surgery, plastic | The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tissue culture plastic | <cell culture> Polystyrene that has been rendered wettable by oxidation, a treatment that increases its adhesiveness for cells from animal tissues and without which anchorage dependent cells will not grow. Commercially achieved by treatment known as glow discharge. (18 Nov 1997) |