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attachment, parallel |
unión paralela |
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| a prefabricated device for attaching a denture base to an abutment tooth. Retention is provided by friction between the parallel walls of the two parts of the attachment. |
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attachment, precision- |
unión de precisión |
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attachment, slotted |
anclaje hendido |
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attraction |
atracción |
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auscultation |
auscultación |
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| the examination procedure of listening for sounds produced by the body to detect or judge an abnormal condition. |
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autoclave |
autoclave |
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| an apparatus for effecting sterilization by steam under pressure. |
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autopolymerization |
autopolimerización |
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| (cold-curing), the accomplishment of polymerization by chemical means without external application of heat or light. |
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autoradiogram |
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autoradiography |
autorradiografía |
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| 1. a photographic recording of radiation from radioactive material, obtained by placing the surface of the radioactive material in close proximity to a photographic emulsion. 2. the use of radioactive substances introduced into tissue followed by the placement of a photographic plate on the surface of the tissue preparation, usually employed in cytology and histology. |
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autotransplantation |
autotransplantación |
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auxiliary |
auxiliar |
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| supporting or assisting; supplementary; secondary. |
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auxiliary personnel; ancillary personnel |
personal auxiliar |
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| nonprofessional aides who assist the responsible professional in the provision of professional services. Dental hygienists are formally trained and may be licensed or certified by state authorities. Dental assistants, laboratory technicians, and other auxiliaries may be formally trained. |
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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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axial |
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axis |
eje |
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| 1. a straight line around which a body may rotate. n 2. the second cervical vertebra. |
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axis, condylar |
eje condilar |
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| an imaginary line through the two mandibular condyles around which the mandible may rotate during a part of the opening movement. |
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axis, hinge- |
eje articular, ~ de bisagra |
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axis, hinge-, centred |
eje de charnela centrado |
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axis, intercondylar |
eje intercondilar |
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