That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.Gingiva
the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
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an appliance that corrects dental irregularities
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.of Carib
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.Hollowness.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.inflammation of the gums
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.(dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and development.
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dentistry oral health.Words connected by meaning
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Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A name applied to several distinct fishes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.any of several infections of the skin or mucous membrane caused by Blastomyces
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and qualit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mou…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal cord; -- freque…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: tissue, covered, mucous, membrane, jaws.The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile, m…
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