| CRL | cell repository line; Certified Record Librarian; complement receptor location; complement receptor ... |
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| CRM | Certified Reference Materials; counting rate meter; cross-reacting material; crown-rump measurement |
| SSCr | stainless steel crown |
| vital pulp | A pulp composed of viable tissue, either normal or diseased, that responds to electric stimuli and to heat and cold. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| white pulp | That part of the spleen that consists of nodules and other lymphatic concentrations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mummified pulp | A misnomer for a pulp treated with a formaldehyde derivative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronal pulp | That portion of the dental pulp contained within the pulp chamber or crown cavity of the tooth. Synonym: pulpa coronalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp | <dentistry> The soft inner structure of a tooth, consisting of nerve and blood vessels. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp abscess | An abscess involving the soft tissue within the pulp chamber of a tooth, usually a sequela of caries or less frequently of trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp amputation | Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion. Synonym: pulp amputation. Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp atrophy | Diminution in size and/or cellular elements of the dental pulp due to interference with the blood supply. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp calcification | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp calculus | A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp canal | <dentistry> Another name for the pulp chamber. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp cavity | The central hollow of a tooth consisting of the crown cavity and the root canal; it contains the fibrovascular dental pulp and is lined throughout by odontoblasts. Synonym: cavitas dentis, cavity of tooth, cavum dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulp chamber | <dentistry> The very inner part of your tooth containing nerve cells and blood vessels. (08 Jan 1998) |
| pulp chips | Timber or residues processed into small pieces of wood of more or less uniform dimensions with minimal amounts of bark. (05 Dec 1998) |
| pulp horn | A prolongation of the pulp extending toward the cusp of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |