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acid, ascorbic; vitamin C |
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| trade name: generic; many brand names; drug class: vitamin C, water-soluble vitamin; action: needed for wound healing, collagen synthesis, antioxidant, carbohydrate metabolism; uses: vitamin C deficiency, scurvy, delayed wound and bone healing, chronic disease, urine acidification, before gastrectomy; (vitamin C, antiscorbutic factor), a water-soluble vitamin resembling glucose in structure; it is found in citrus fruits, tomatoes, cabbage, and other fresh fruits and vegetables. Necessary for hydroxylation of peptide-bound lysine and proline to hydroxylysine and hydroxyproline during collagen synthesis. A deficiency leads to scurvy, in which pathologic signs are confined mainly to the connective tissues with hemorrhages, loosening of teeth, gingivitis, and poor wound healing. |
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acid, pyruvic |
ácido pirúvico |
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angina, Vincent's; disease, Vincent's; trench throat |
angina de Vincent |
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| an incorrect term for involvement of the pharynx by the spread of acute necrotizing ulceromembranous gingivitis. |
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angle, cavity line- |
ángulo formado por dos, paredes de una cavidad |
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avitaminosis |
avitaminosis |
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| a disease or condition resulting from a deficiency of one or more vitamins in the diet (for example, scurvy, which results from ascorbic acid deficiency, and beriberi, which results from a thiamine deficiency). |
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belt, driving |
correa de torno, ~ de transmisión f |
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block, anvil- |
yunque |
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canal, vidian; canalis pterygoideus |
conducto vidiano |
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| An opening through the base of the medial pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone through which pass the artery, vein, and nerve of the pterygoid canal. |
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caries activity |
actividad de la caries |
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caries, cervical; gingival caries |
caries cervical |
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| decay that appears on the root at the neck of the tooth as a result of gingival recession and exposure of the root surface. |
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carving of amalgam or wax |
modelado de amalgama o cera |
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cavitation |
cavitación |
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| the formation and collapse of bubbles in the fluid spray released by a mechanized instrument used for debridement. |
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cavity |
cavidad |
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| a carious lesion or hole in a tooth. |
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cavity margin |
margen de la cavidad |
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cavity preparation |
preparación de cavidades |
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| the orderly operating procedure required to remove diseased tissue and establish in a tooth the biomechanically acceptable form necessary to receive and retain a restoration. |
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cavity preparation, convenience form in |
forma de conveniencia |
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cavity preparation, resistance form in |
forma de resistencia en la preparación de cavidad |
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| the shape given to a prepared cavity to enable the restoration and remaining tooth structure to withstand masticatory stress. |
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cavity toilet |
limpieza de la cavidad |
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| G. V. Black's final step in cavity preparation. Consists of freeing all surfaces and angles of debris. |
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cavity, buccal |
cavidad bucal, ~ vestibular |
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cavity, carious |
cavidad de la caries |
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