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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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- Stewart, Alice (1906-2002) English physician and epidemiologist who discovered the connection between fetal X-rays and…
- Exercise-induced asthma Asthma: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly…
- Fundoplication A surgical teque that strengthens the barrier to acid reflux when the lower esophageal sphincter does not…
- Yawn Involuntary opening of the mouth, often caused by suggestion. Yawning is characterized by breathing first…
- Lineage, cell See: Cell lineage
- Vesicle, seminal See: Seminal vesicle
- Y chromatin A brilliantly fluorescent body seen under the microscope in cells containing a Y chromosome when the cells…
- Hammer The malleus
- Wagner syndrome See: Stickler syndrome
- Ames test A test developed in 1974 by Bruce N. Ames for identifying possible carcinogens by studying their mutagenic…
- Recurrent Back again. A recurrent fever is a fever that has returned after an intermission: a recrudescent fever