| HFU | hand-foot-uterus [syndrome] |
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| HG | hand grip; herpes gestationis; Heschl's gyrus; high glucose; human gonadotropin; human growth; hypog... |
| HK | hand to knee; heat-killed; heel-to-knee; hexokinase; human kidney |
| H-K | hand to knee |
| HM | hand movements; health maintenance; heart murmur; hemifacial microsomia; Holter monitoring; home man... |
| pulp stone | 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) |
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| pulp test | A group of thermal and electrical test's used to aid in assessment of dental pulp health. Synonym: pulp test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| putrescent pulp | A decomposed pulp, often infected. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic pulp | The soft cellular substance of the spleen. Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| necrotic pulp | Necrosis of the dental pulp which clinically does not respond to thermal stimulation; the tooth may be asymptomatic or sensitive to percussion and palpation. Synonym: dead pulp, nonvital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonvital pulp | Necrosis of the dental pulp which clinically does not respond to thermal stimulation; the tooth may be asymptomatic or sensitive to percussion and palpation. Synonym: dead pulp, nonvital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dead pulp | Necrosis of the dental pulp which clinically does not respond to thermal stimulation; the tooth may be asymptomatic or sensitive to percussion and palpation. Synonym: dead pulp, nonvital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental pulp | <dentistry> A richly vascularised and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental pulp capping | Application of a protective agent to an exposed pulp (direct capping) or the remaining thin layer of dentin over a nearly exposed pulp (indirect capping) in order to allow the pulp to recover and maintain its normal vitality and function. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental pulp cavity | The space in a tooth bounded by the dentin and containing the dental pulp. The portion of the cavity within the crown of the tooth is the pulp chamber; the portion within the root is the pulp canal or root canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental pulp devitalization | The destruction of the vitality of the pulp of the tooth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental pulp exposure | The result of pathological changes in the hard tissue of a tooth caused by carious lesions, mechanical factors, or trauma, which render the pulp susceptible to bacterial invasion from the external environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental pulp necrosis | Death of pulp tissue. When the necrosis is due to ischemia with superimposed bacterial infection, it is referred to as pulp gangrene. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digital | Relating to or resembling a digit or digits or an impression made by them; based on numerical methodology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digital collateral artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branches of the common palmar digital artery that pass to the side of each finger. Synonym: arteria digitalis palmaris propria, collateral digital artery, digital collateral artery. (05 Mar 2000) |