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The amount of time for plasma concentration of a drug to be reduced by 50%.  

A corrugated, white plaque of the oral mucosa, primarily on the lateral borders of the tongue, that contains the Epstein–Barr virus. Most patients with confirmed hairy leukoplakia are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Whitish spots that may occur in the mouth of HIV-infected persons.  

Genus of gram‐negative, nonmotile, microaerophilic, pleomorphic bacilli and coccobacilli. A genus of acteria which needs specific factors in the blood to grow. Genus within the bacteriological family of the Brucellaceae, consisting of small aerobic non-motile and non-sporing Gram-negative bacilli, most frequently of respiratory tract origin. Growth requires accessory factors contained in blood, and known as…

A rigid bar that connects two or more abutments designed for the retention of a restoration(s). The removable restoration contains housings that are machined to clip over the bar.  

An act that has become a repeated performance, almost automatic, such as bruxism or tongue thrusting. General appearance of vegetation (e.g. erect or sprawling, herbaceous or woody). General appearance of a plant, especially the vegetative aspects. The complete picture of the way a plant grows; a species may be described as being of “compact,” “weeping”…

Hydroxyapatite.  

Hounsfield unit.