| AADR | American Academy of Dental Radiology |
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| AADS | American Academy of Dental Schools |
| ABDPH | American Board of Dental Public Health |
| ADA | adenosine deaminase; American Dental Association; American Dermatological Association; American Diab... |
| ADAA | American Dental Assistants Association |
| GDS | General Dental Service |
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| NIDR | National Institute of Dental Research |
| descriptive anatomy | A description of, especially a treatise describing, physical structure, more particularly that of man. Synonym: systematic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| developmental anatomy | Anatomy of the structural changes of an individual from fertilization to adulthood; includes embryology, fetology, and postnatal development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| topographic anatomy | An approach to anatomical study based on regions, parts, or divisions of the body (e.g., the foot or the inguinal region), emphasizing the relationships of various systemic structures (e.g., muscles, nerves, and arteries) within that area; distinguished from systemic anatomy. Synonym: topographic anatomy, topology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| transcendental anatomy | The theories and deductions based upon the morphology of the organs and individual parts of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultrastructural anatomy | The ultramicroscopic study of structures too small to be seen with a light microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| functional anatomy | Anatomy studied in its relation to function. Synonym: morphophysiology, physiological anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| liver anatomy | <radiology> Main lobar fissure: plane connecting gall bladder bed and IVC (Cantlie line), middle hepatic vein runs here, divides right and left lobes, right hepatic vein: divides anterior and posterior segments of the, right lobe, falciform ligament: divides medial and lateral segments of the left lobe, contains ligmentum teres, caudate lobe: bounded posteriorly by fossa of IVC and anteriorly by the, fissure of the ligamentum venosum (12 Dec 1998) |
| living anatomy | The study of anatomy in the living individual by inspection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lung segmental anatomy | <radiology> Right lung, 3 lobes, 10 segments, left lung, 2 lobes, 8 segments (12 Dec 1998) |
| acid etching, dental | Pretreatment of tooth surfaces with etching agents, usually phosphoric acid, to increase the adhesion of various resin systems. (12 Dec 1998) |
| american dental association | Professional society representing the field of dentistry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior superior dental arteries | Origin, infraorbital artery within intraorbital canal; distribution, via anterior alveolar canals to upper incisors and canine teeth, mucus membrane of maxillary sinus. Synonym: arteriae alveolares superiores anteriores, anterior superior dental arteries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apical dental foramen | The opening at the apex of the root of a tooth that gives passage to the nerve and blood vessels. Synonym: foramen apicis dentis, apical dental foramen, root foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arrested dental caries | Carious lesions that have become inactive and stopped progressing; they may exhibit changes in colour and/or consistency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| biomedical and dental materials | Substances used in biomedicine or dentistry predominantly for their physical, as opposed to chemical, properties. (12 Dec 1998) |