| periosteal ossification |
a type of intramembranous bone formation.
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| periodic ophthalmia |
recurrent uveitis in horses; it may occur in one or both eyes and is the leading cause of blindness in the horse. Called also equine recurrent uveitis, recurrent iridocyclitis, and moon blindness.
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| periodontal chisel |
a straight instrument that curves slightly as the blade extends from the shank, the straight cutting edge at the end of the instrument being beveled at a 45?angle. Used chiefly for scaling the proximal surfaces of teeth too closely spaced to permit the use of other scalers. Called also chisel scaler.
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| periodontal cyst |
one in the periodontal ligament and adjacent structures, usually at the apex (periapical c.), but sometimes along the lateral surfaces of the tooth (lateral periodontal c.).
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| period |
In rhetoric, a period is an unusually impressive, well-balanced, and stately sentence. Strictly speaking, a periodic sentence is a sentence whose opening clauses do not express a complete thought until the main clause, which typically comes at the end. The preceding clauses are often many, and exhibit parallel constructions and other rhetorical balancing devices. The overall effect should be of a slow sentence building to a climax. ...
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