| EMP | electric membrane property; electromagnetic pulse; Embden-Meyerhof pathway; external membrane potent... |
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| EOM | end of message; equal ocular movement; external otitis media; extraocular movement; extraocular musc... |
| EPC | end-plate current; epilepsia partialis continua; external pneumatic compression |
| EPCA | external pressure circulatory assistance |
| EQA | external quality assessment |
| tooth, supernumerary | An extra tooth, erupted or unerupted, resembling or unlike the other teeth in the group to which it belongs. Its presence may cause malposition of adjacent teeth or prevent their eruption. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| tooth transplantation | The transfer of a tooth from one alveolus to another. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth, unerupted | A normal developing tooth which has not yet perforated the oral mucosa or one that fails to erupt in the normal sequence or time interval expected for the type of tooth in a given gender, age, or population group. (12 Dec 1998) |
| torsion of a tooth | Rotation of a tooth in its socket. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tricuspid tooth | A tooth having a crown with three cusps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tubercle of tooth | A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Turner's tooth | Enamel hypoplasia involving a solitary permanent tooth; related to infection in the primary tooth that preceded it or to trauma during odontogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrusion of a tooth | Elongation of a tooth; movement of a tooth in an occlusal or incisal direction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| facial surface of tooth | The surface of a tooth that faces the buccal or labial mucosa of vestibule of the mouth; opposite to the lingual surface of tooth. Synonym: facies vestibularis dentis, facies facialis dentis, buccal surface, facial surface of tooth, facies buccalis, facies labialis, labial surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| unerupted tooth | A tooth prior to emergence; a tooth unable to break out or emerge from the dental alveolar tissues into the oral cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fore tooth | <anatomy> One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| lingual surface of tooth | The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue; opposite to the facies vestibulum dentis. Synonym: facies lingualis dentis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lion's tooth | <botany> See Leontodon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abdominal external oblique muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, fifth to twelfth ribs; insertion, anterior half of lateral lip of iliac crest, inguinal ligament, and anterior layer of the rectus sheath; action, diminishes capacity of abdomen, draws thorax downward; nerve supply, thoracoabdominal nerves. Synonym: musculus obliquus externus abdominis, abdominal external oblique muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ambiguous external genitalia | External genitalia not clearly of either sex; most commonly designates external genitalia that are incompletely masculinised. (05 Mar 2000) |