| temporary cartilage | A cartilage that is normally replaced by bone, to form a part of the skeleton. Synonym: ossifying cartilage, precursory cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| temporary denture | A dental prosthesis to be used for a short interval of time for reasons of esthetics, mastication, occlusal support, or convenience, or to condition the patient to accept an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth until more definite prosthetic dental treatment can be provided. Synonym: provisional denture, temporary denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporary memory | <psychology> Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime. (12 Dec 1998) |
| temporary parasite | An organism accidentally ingested that survives briefly in the intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporary restoration | A restoration to be used for a limited period of time, in contradistinction to a permanent restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporary stricture | A stricture due to localised spasm of muscular fibres in the wall of the canal. Synonym: functional stricture, temporary stricture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporary tooth | A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporo- | <anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the temple, or temporal bone; as, temporofacial. (29 Oct 1998) |
| temporo-occipital | Relating to the temporal and the occipital bones or regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporoauricular | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the temporal region and the auricle. (21 Jun 2000) |
| temporofacial | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| temporofrontal tract | A band of long association fibres reciprocally connecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, running caudally through the white matter of the frontal lobe, sharply curving ventrally under the stem of the sylvian fissure, and then fanning out to the cortex of the anterior half of the superior and middle temporal gyri. Synonym: fasciculus uncinatus, arcuate fasciculus, frontotemporal tract, hooked fasciculus, temporofrontal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporohyoid | Relating to the temporal and the hyoid bones or regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporomalar | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the malar bone; as, the temporomalar nerve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| temporomandibular | Relating to the temporal bone and the mandible; denoting the joint of the lower jaw. Synonym: temporomaxillary. (05 Mar 2000) |