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A GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONSA GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONS
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AbrasiveA substance used for abrading, smoothing, or polishing. |
Abrasive in PerioIt means to rub or to remove surface layer of something.To abrade or to smoothen or to polish. |
AbscessLocalized collection of pus, generally as a result of an infection |
Acellular cementumCementum that has no cells trapped in it. |
AchondroplasiaDevelopmental abnormality of cartilage. Failure of cartilage formation. |
Acid etchingThe microscopic roughening of the enamel, dentinal or cemental surface with a dilute acid to increase its mechanically retentive property to restorative materials. Usually the procedure preferentially removes the enamel prism cores and leaves the prism peripheries intact. |
acute periradicularAn inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection and necrosis characterized by rapid onset, spontaneous pain, tenderness of the tooth to pressure, pus formation and eventual swelling of associated tissues |
AddictionA condition of physical dependence on a drug that is manifested by symptoms of withdrawal if the drug is not taken. |
AdhesionState in which two surfaces are held together by chemical or physical forces or both with or without the aid of an adhesive. Adhesion is one aspect of bonding. |