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Failure caused by growth of a crack. To result in a fracture; to split up, rupture, or tear. Term used to describe an injury to a bone in which the continuity of the tissue is broken. Any break in the integrity of a bone. Specifically, are identified as (a) simple, no external wound; (b) compound,…

Two depressions found in the posterior portion of the palatal mucosa, one on each side of the midline, either at or in close proximity to the place where the soft and hard palates meet.  

Fossae, channel or shallow depression (e.g., axillary fossa, the armpit). A depression or hollow. The cubital fossa is the triangular hollow at the front of the elbow joint; the iliac fossa is the depression in the inner surface of the ilium; the pituitary fossa is the hollow in the sphenoid bone in which the pituitary…

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An anterior or frontward protuberance of the centric position.  

Any arch‐shaped structure or vaultlike space created by that structure, such as the vestibular fornix. Small arched scale. A bundle of nerves connected to the hippocampus. Part shaped like an arch, as the fornix cerebri in the hippocampus of the brain or the vaginal fornix. A tract of myelinated nerves along the arched floor of…

A granulomatous reaction around a foreign material within a tissue or organ, often characterized by giant cells. This may present as acute or chronic gingival inflammation and may produce tattoos or red, red/white or suppurative lesions. A reaction involving pain, photophobia, and lacrimation, which occurs when a foreign body comes into contact with the surface…

A nonnative substance in the tissues or body cavities. A piece of material which is not part of the surrounding tissue and should not be there, e.g. sand in a cut, dust in the eye or a pin which has been swallowed. Anything present at a site where it would not normally be found. Slivers,…

Force applied through direction and magnitude.