| CPD | calcium pyrophosphate deposition; cephalopelvic disproportion; cerebelloparenchymal disorder; childh... |
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| DEP | diethylpropanediol; dilution end point |
| Em | mid-point redox potential |
| EP | echo planar; ectopic pregnancy; edible portion; electrophoresis; electrophysiologic; electroprecipit... |
| EPP | end-plate potential; equal pressure point; erythropoietic protoporphyria |
| near point | That point in conjugate focus with the retina when the eye exerts maximal accommodation. Synonym: punctum proximum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| near point of convergence | The point to which the visual lines are directed when convergence is at its maximum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| near point of the eye | <ophthalmology> The nearest point to the entrance of the pupil of the normal eye at which focus is attained without strain, 10 inches (250 mm) is the generally accepted distance. In very young people and in those with myopia, this distance is less. The near point recedes with age, possibly even causing farsighted condition,. (05 Aug 1998) |
| needle point tracing | A tracing of mandibular movements made by means of a device attached to the opposing arches; its shape resembles that of an arrowhead or a Gothic arch, and when the instrument's marking point is at the apex of the arch, the jaws are considered to be in centric relation. Synonym: arrow point tracing, Gothic arch tracing, Gothic arch, stylus tracing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neutral point | The point at which a solution is neither acid nor alkaline (pH 7 at 22캜 for aqueous solutions). (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodal point | One of two point's in a compound optical system so related that a ray directed toward the first point will appear to have passed through the second point parallel to its original direction. Synonym: axial point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subnasal point | The centre of the root of the anterior nasal spine. Synonym: apophysary point, apophysial point, spinal point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sudeck's critical point | Region in the colon between the supply of the sigmoid arteries and that of the superior rectal artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supra-auricular point | A craniometric point on the posterior root of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone directly above the auricular point. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supranasal point | <anatomy> The supraorbital point. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the brow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| supraorbital point | <anatomy> The supraorbital point. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, the brow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sylvian point | The nearest point on the skull to the lateral (sylvian) fissure, about 30 mm behind the zygomatic process of the frontal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dew-point | <meteorology> The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| double-point threshold | The least degree of separation of two points applied to the body surface that permits of their being felt as two. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incident point | The point at which a light ray enters an optical system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pointing |
used for the indirect method of carving: transposes strategic measurements on the surface of sculpture to reproduce, enlarge or reduce it. A pointing machine has adjustable metal arms which mechanically transfer and/or adjust measurements from all over the surface of a model to block of wood or stone. Rodin used this method: enables skilled workers to carve replicas of a sculptor's original handmade sculpture. ...
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| point of service |
A plan in which the patient can enter either an HMO plan, a PPO (a preferred provider) or a non-contracted plan depending on how they commenced care for any given condition they experience.
출처: www.backpain-guide.com/Glossary_Files/Glossary_Pag...
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The process where joints between masonry units, brick, etc., are filled with mortar.
출처: www.nachi.org/glossary/p.htm
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| point mutation |
A mutation in a single nucleotide.
출처: www.kumc.edu/gec/gloss.html
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The deepest point in the bony concavity in the midline below the anterior nasal spine, in the region of the incisor roots. Often called maxillary apical base. This is a landmark on the lateral cephalometric radiograph.
출처: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-p...
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| point | be oriented |
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| point | a score in American football made on a try for points after a touchdown |
| point | (British) the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
| point | a very short period of time |
| point | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern |
| point | a soldier who goes ahead of a patrol |
| point | someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise |
| point | a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene |
| point | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity |
| point | (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited |
| point | a port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise |
| point | a concern that seriously reflects on your honor |