Category: I

A chemical sensor that is highly selective due to a specific enzyme incorporated into its structure.  

Electricity generated in a body from another body nearby without contact between them.  

An elastic band used in a horizontal space closure by attachments within the same arch.  

An elastic band used between the maxillary and mandibular teeth in orthodontic therapy; also called a maxillomandibular elastic.  

Organized efforts to promote the education of new nursing students, including those that improve the recruiting of new students, improve the quality of nursing scholarship and didactics, and train nurse leaders for the future.  

The sharpened edge of a tooth produced by occlusal wear; the labiolingual margin.  

Edema associated with inflammation. The cause is assumed to be damage to the capillary endothelium. It is usually nonpitting and localized, red, tender, and warm.  

A relatively uncommon, progressive neurological syndrome beginning in childhood and marked by twisting postures of the neck, limbs, and/or pelvis. The condition is an autosomal dominant trait.  

Difficult breathing due to interference with the passage of air to the lungs.  

A dwarf with marked physical, mental, and sexual underdevelopment.