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allotropie |
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alopécie, calvitie |
baldness |
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| loss of hair from the head, total or partial |
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aluminium |
aluminum, aluminium |
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| a widely used metallic element and the third most abundant of all the elements. Aluminum is a principal component of many compounds used in antacids, antiseptics, astringents, and styptics. Aluminum hydroxychloride is the most commonly used agent in antiperspirants. |
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alun |
alum |
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| A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (especially. An alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.
Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to alum in formula.
Origin: OE. Alum, alom, OF. Alum, F. Alun, fr. L. Alumen alum. |
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alvéolaire |
alveolar |
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| pertaining to an alveolus. |
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alvéole |
socket |
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| a small concave depression as in eye socket |
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alvéole de la dent |
tooth socket; dental alveolus |
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alvéole dentaire |
alveolus, dental |
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alvéolectomie |
alveolectomy |
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| the excision of a portion of the alveolar process to aid in the removal of teeth, modification of the contour after the removal of teeth, and preparation of the mouth for dentures. |
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alvéolite |
alveolagia |
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alvéolite |
alveolitis |
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| in dentistry, the inflammation of a tooth socket. |
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alvéolo- |
alveolo |
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alvéolo-dentaire |
alveolodental |
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alvéoloclasie, destruction alvéolaire, alvéolyse |
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alvéolodentaire, dentoalvéolaire |
dentoalveolar |
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alvéolotomie |
alveolotomy |
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alvéolyse |
alveolysis |
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alvéoplastie, ostéoplastie alvéolaire |
alveoloplasty |
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| the surgical shaping and smoothing of the margins of the tooth socket after extraction of the tooth, generally in preparation for the placement of a prosthesis. |
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amalgamable |
amalgamable |
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amalgamateur |
amalgamator |
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