| GBD | gallbladder disease; gender behavior disorder; glass blower's disease; granulomatous bowel disease |
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| GD | gastroduodenal; Gaucher disease; general diagnostics; general dispensary; gestational day; Gianotti ... |
| ICD | I-cell disease; immune complex disease; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; impulse-control diso... |
| ID | identification; iditol dehydrogenase; immunodeficiency; immunodiffusion; immunoglobulin deficiency; ... |
| ILD | interstitial lung disease; intraoperative localization device; ischemic leg disease; ischemic limb d... |
edaphic factor
| dental follicle | <dentistry> The dental sac with its enclosed odontogenic organ and developing tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dental forceps | <dentistry> Forceps used to luxate teeth and remove them from the alveolus. Synonym: extracting forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental formula | <dentistry> A statement in tabular form of the number of each kind of teeth in the jaw; the dental formula for man is, for the deciduous teeth: for the permanent teeth: (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental furnace | <dentistry> A furnace used to eliminate the wax pattern from the investment mold prior to casting in metal, a furnace used to fuse and glaze dental porcelains. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental geriatrics | <dentistry> Treatment of dental problems peculiar to advanced age. Synonym: gerodontics, gerodontology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental germ | The collective tissues from which an entire tooth is formed, including the dental sac, enamel organ, and dental papilla. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental granuloma | Chronic nonsuppurative inflammation of periapical tissue resulting from irritation following pulp disease or endodontic treatment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental groove | A transitory depression in the gingival surface of the embryonic jaw along the line of ingrowth of the dental lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental health services | Services designed to promote, maintain, or restore dental health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental health surveys | A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to dental or oral health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental hygienist | A licensed, professional auxiliary in dentistry who is both an oral health educator and clinician, and who uses preventive, therapeutic, and educational methods for the control of oral diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dental hygienists | Persons trained in an accredited school or dental college and licensed by the state in which they reside to provide dental prophylaxis under the direction of a licensed dentist. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental impaction | A tooth which is within the alveolus (the tooth socket within the alveolar bone of the jaw) and is prevented from erupting into its normal position. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dental implantation | The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental implantation, endosseous | Insertion of an implant into the bone of the mandible or maxilla. The implant has an exposed head which protrudes through the mucosa and is a prosthodontic abutment. (12 Dec 1998) |