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Denture edge
The margin or border of a denture.
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Cutting edge
An angled or sharpened edge for cutting, as an incisor tooth or the blade of a knife.
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Bevel edge
A tooth edge produced by beveling.
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Edge
A margin or border.
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Edetate disodium
A chelating agent, disodium dihydrogen ethylenediaminetetra-acetate dihydrate. It is used to treat hypercalcemia.
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Edetate calcium disodium
The disodium salt of ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid. A chelating agent, it is used in diagnosing and treating lead poisoning. Trade names are Calcium Disodium Versenate and Versene CA. A chemical substance employed for the purpose of eliminating excessive amounts of lead from the body.
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Edema neonatorum
Edema in newborn, especially premature, infants. This condition is usually transitory, involving the hands, face, feet, and genitalia, and rarely becomes generalized.
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Malignant edema
Rapid destruction of tissue by cutaneous or subcutaneous infections, such as anthrax or clostridial species. Swelling that occurs in infections involving bacteria that produce gas.
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Laryngeal edema
Swelling of the larynx, usually resulting from allergic reaction and causing airway obstruction unless treated. Therapy consists of intravenous or intratracheal epinephrine, emergency tracheostomy, or both.
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Inflammatory edema
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.
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