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  • 41gingivolabial — Referring to the line angle formed by the junction of the gingival and labial walls of a (class III or IV) cavity. * * * gin·gi·vo·la·bi·al (jin″jĭ vo laґbe əl) pertaining to the gingivae and lips …

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  • 42gingivostomatitis — Inflammation of the gingiva and other oral mucous membranes. [gingivo + G. stoma, mouth, + itis, inflammation] primary herpetic g. SYN: primary herpetic stomatitis. * * * gin·gi·vo·sto·ma·ti·tis …

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  • 43gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… …

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  • 44index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r …

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  • 45oxytalan — A type of connective tissue fiber histochemically distinct from collagen or elastic fibers described in the periodontal ligament and gingivae. [G. oxys, acid, + talas, suffering, resisting; coined term probably intended to mean “resistant to acid …

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  • 46retraction — 1. A shrinking, drawing back, or pulling apart. 2. Posterior movement of teeth, usually with the aid of an orthodontic appliance. [L. retractio, a drawing back] gingival r. 1. lateral movement of the gingival …

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  • 47stomatitis — Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth. [stomat + G. itis, inflammation] angular s. SYN: angular cheilitis. aphthous s. SYN: aphtha (2). epidemic s. contagious mouth …

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  • 48syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …

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  • 49thrush — Infection of the oral tissues with Candida albicans; often an opportunistic infection in humans with AIDS or humans suffering from other conditions that depress the immune system; also common in normal infants who have been treated with… …

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  • 50Преддверие рта — Преддверие рта, vestibulum oris, пред­ставляет собой щелевидное подковооб­разное пространство, ограниченное снаружи губами и щеками, а изну­три деснами и рядами зубов. Губы рта, labia oris, это две в основном мышечные складки: верхняя губа,… …

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