Medical dictionary. 2011.
flask — A small receptacle, usually of glass, used for holding liquids, powder, or gases. [M.E. keg, fr. Fr. flasque, fr. Germanic] casting f. SYN: refractory f.. crown f. SYN: denture f.. denture f. a sectional metal boxlike case in which a sectional… … Medical dictionary
flask closure — the bringing together of the two halves or parts of a flask in which a denture base is formed. Trial flask closure is preliminary closure to eliminate excess material and ensure that the mold is completely filled. Final flask closure is the last… … Medical dictionary
crown flask — denture f … Medical dictionary
flasking — The process of investing the cast and a wax denture in a flask preparatory to molding the denture base material into the form of the denture. * * * flask·ing (flaskґing) 1. the act of investing in a flask. 2. the process of investing the cast and … Medical dictionary
cope — 1. The upper half of a flask in the casting art; hence applicable to the upper or cavity side of a denture flask. 2. An act that enables one to adjust to the environmental circumstances. * * * chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * COPE… … Medical dictionary
drag — 1. The lower or cast side of a denture flask. 2. Any tendency for one moving thing to pull something else along with it. solvent d. the influence exerted by a flow of solvent through a membrane on the simultaneous movement of a solute through the … Medical dictionary
Cope — Sir Vincent Z., English surgeon, 1881–1974. See C. clamp. * * * chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * COPE abbr chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema * * * (kōp) 1. the upper half of a flask used in the casting art; applied in… … Medical dictionary
separating medium — any substance which facilitates separation, such as a coating used upon a surface that serves to prevent adherence to it of another surface; in dentistry, a substance applied to the investment surface of a denture flask to protect the resin from… … Medical dictionary
closure — 1. The completion of a reflex pathway. 2. The place of coupling between stimuli in the establishment of conditioned learning. 3. To achieve or experience a sense of completion in a mental task. flask c. in dentistry, the procedure of bringing the … Medical dictionary
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
