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| 1. the suspension of materials in a gas or vapor (for example, saliva vaporized in air-water spray from a high-speed handpiece). 2. a substance dispensed as a constituent of a gas or vapor suspension. |
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afagia |
aphagia |
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| the inability to swallow. |
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affollamento |
crowding |
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| 1. more than filling the space provided or intended. In dentistry, when the dental arch length is less than the mesial distal width of the teeth intended to occupy it. 2. malocclusion characterized by inadequate arch circumference to accommodate the teeth in proper alignment. |
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affollamento dei dente |
tooth crowding |
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| (aphthous stomatitis), 1. a small ulcer on the mucous membrane. n.pl 2. -hae vesicles that undergo subsequent ulceration and are surrounded by a raised erythematous area. |
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aftoso |
aphthous |
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| characterized by aphthae or aphthosis. |
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agar |
agar |
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| This gelatinous material, an extract from red algae (mainly Gelidium and Gracilaria species), is most frequently used as a culture medium, especially for bacteria. It is also used as a thickener in foods, but humans cannot digest it |
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agar-sangue |
agar, blood- |
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agata |
agate |
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agenesia |
agenesia |
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agente anestetico |
agent, anaesthetic |
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| a drug that produces local or general loss of sensation. |
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agente riducente nello scorrevole per la saldatura |
agent, reducing-in fluxes |
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ageusia |
ageusia |
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| a loss or impairment of the sense of taste. |
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agglutinina |
agglutinin |
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| 1. a specific kind of antibody whose interaction with antigens is manifested as agglutination. 2. an antibody that agglutinates red blood cells or renders them agglutinable. |
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aggregazione |
aggregation |
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aglossia |
aglossia |
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| a developmental anomaly in which a portion or all of the tongue is absent. |
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agnazia |
agnathia |
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| an absence of the lower jaw. |
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ago con arresto |
needle, stop- |
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ago da canali |
broach |
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| an instrument with numerous barbs protruding from a metal shaft. It is generally used to engage the dental pulp for extirpation |
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ago di platino |
needle, platinum- |
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