Category: B

Lethal to bacteria. Substance lethal to bacteria; substance capable of killing bacteria. Destructive to bacteria. An agent that kills bacteria. An agent that destroys bacteria (a type of microbe or organism). Referring to a substance which destroys bacteria. The action of a drug, serum or antibiotic which results in the death of the bacteria subjected…

Malaria-like parasitic disease caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. A disease caused by infection of red blood cells by a protozoan introduced by a tick bite. Infection caused by a protozoan {Babesia), transmitted by the bite of certain ticks; it is characterized by headache, fever, muscle pain, and nausea; also called babesiasis. A…

A protozoan parasite (malaria–like) of the blood that causes a hemolytic disease known as Babesiosis. Genus of protozoa of the family Babesiidae that causes babesiosis, a febrile illness that causes symptoms similar to those found in influenza, accompanied by hemolytic anemia. Babesia microti is the principal human pathogen, transmitted to humans by tick bite. Other…

consists of 70% mineral and 30% organic material. Hydroxyapatite (HA) comprises 95% of the mineral and the other 5% comprises complex salts with magnesium, fluorine, sodium, potassium, and chlorine. The organic part consists of 98% matrix, where collagen type I comprises 95% and noncollagenous proteins 5%. The remaining 2% of organic material are the cells,…

A bonding of living bone to the surface of an implant which is independent of any mechanical interlocking mechanism.  

Removable prosthesis covering and supported by endosseous implants. The implants are connected by a bar, and support is provided by associated hard and soft tissue structures. The overdenture receives its retention in part by a clip embedded in the impression surface of the acrylic resin base.  

UCLA abutment. A prefabricated component, with or without a prefabricated cylinder, used to make a custom abutment for a cement‐retained or screw‐ retained prosthesis, by waxing its plastic burnout pattern and subsequently casting the abutment through a lost‐wax technique.  

To bring any two flat‐ended surfaces into contact without overlapping, as in a butt joint. The Late Latin buttis, meaning cask, is the source of the English word butt, the name of a wine cask ranging in size from 108 to 140 gallons, large enough that Edward IV was able to execute his brother Clarence…

The ability or ease with which a material can be burnished.