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Prosthodontist
A dentist with special training in making replacements for missing teeth or other structures of the oral cavity to restore the patient's appearance, comfort, and/or health. The American College of Prosthodontists states : 'Prosthodontists…
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Show more- Lumbar puncture Lumbar puncture: A lumbar puncture or 'LP' is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the spinal…
- Vesicle In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes…
- Stenosis, pulmonary The pulmonary valve is too tight so that the flow of blood from the right ventricle of the heart into the…
- Gallstones and ERCP A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile, also called biliary sludge, that occurs when particles…
- Hemorrhage Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood. The patient may have an internal hemorrhage that is invisible or an…
- Febrile Feverish.
- ARS Acute radiation syndrome
- Transient global amnesia A passing episode of short-term memory loss without other signs or symptoms of neurological impairment. In…
- URI Commonly used abbreviation for Upper Respiratory Infection, an infection in the respiratory tract shy of the…
- Sweat gland The sweat (sudoriferous) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the…
- Cranial nerve, eleventh The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accessory nerve included…
- Q bands A form of chromosome band, one of the bright and dull fluorescent bands seen alternating along the length of…