| cavity of tooth | 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) |
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| cavity preparation | Removal of dental caries and surgical preparation of the remaining tooth structure to receive a dental restoration, the final form of an excavation in a tooth resulting from such preparation. Corrosion preparation, a preparation in which the hollow parts such as ducts, vessels, or alveoli of the lung are filled with a substance that hardens and persists after dissolving the tissues by digestion. Cytologic filter preparation, a cytologic specimen made by depositing a watery sample (obtained by a variety of methods from many body sites) upon a filter having pores of uniform size smaller than the cellular material to be concentrated; this is followed by fixation and staining, usually with 95% ethyl alcohol and Papanicolaou stain. Heart-lung preparation, an animal preparation in which blood (rendered incoagulable) circulates through the heart and lungs and through an artificial system of vessels representing the systemic circulation; the latter is connected with the divided aorta on the one hand and with the superior vena cava on the other; used in physiologic studies of the heart and circulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavity preparation base | <dentistry> A layer of dental cement, sometimes medicated, that is placed in the deep portion of a cavity preparation to protect the pulp, reduce the bulk of a metallic restoration, or eliminate undercuts. Synonym: cavity preparation base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavity preparation form | The configuration or shape of a cavity preparation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavity wall | One of the surfaces bounding a cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavity, abdominal | The space between the abdominal wall and the spine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cavogram | An angiogram of a vena cava. Synonym: cavagram. Origin: (vena) cava + G. Gramma, a writing (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavography | Angiography of a vena cava. Synonym: cavography. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavopulmonary anastomosis | A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavopulmonary shunt | A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavosurface | Relating to a cavity and the surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavosurface angle | The angle formed by the junction of a cavity wall and the surface of the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavosurface bevel | The incline of the cavosurface angle of a prepared cavity wall in relation to the plane of the enamel wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavum | Synonym: cavity. Origin: L. Ntr. Of adj. Cavus, hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavum abdominis | <anatomy> That portion of the body extending from beneath the diaphragm down to the pelvis. It contains all the abdominal organs. (27 Sep 1997) |