Medical dictionary. 2011.
implant — 1. To graft or insert. 2. Material inserted into nonliving tissues. SEE ALSO: graft, transplant. 3. (im′plant)In genitourinary surgery a device inserted to restore continence or potency. Also an … Medical dictionary
substructure — A tissue or structure wholly or partly beneath the surface. implant denture s. the metal framework which is placed beneath the soft tissues in contact with, or embedded into, bone for the purpose of supporting an implant denture … Medical dictionary
implant denture — an artificial denture retained and stabilized through the use of a subperiosteal, intraperiosteal, or intraosseous implant, consisting of the framework (substructure) implanted in contact with the bone, and the overlying structure… … Medical dictionary
implant framework — see under substructure … Medical dictionary
implant infrastructure — see under substructure … Medical dictionary
implant superstructure — a removable denture retained, supported, and stabilized by an abutment post protruding from the substructure of an implanted framework … Medical dictionary
Denture — An artificial set of teeth that can be removed. * * * 1. An artificial substitute for missing natural teeth and adjacent tissues. SYN: artificial dentition. 2. Sometimes used to denote the dentition of animals. bar joint d. SYN: overlay d..… … Medical dictionary
superstructure — A structure above the surface. implant denture s. the denture which is retained and stabilized by the implant denture substructure. * * * su·per·struc·ture (sooґpər struk″chər) 1. any structure built on something else. 2. the… … Medical dictionary
bed — Synonyms and related words: Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, Japanese garden, a world without end bargain, accommodation, accommodations, alliance, alpine garden, aqueduct, arboretum, arroyo, band, base, basement, basin, basis, bassinet, bearing wall … Moby Thesaurus
ground — Synonyms and related words: Bassalia, a priori principle, abyss, abyssal zone, acres, affirmation, agora, air brush, airspace, alluvion, alluvium, ambition, amphitheater, angle, antecedent, antecedents, apriorism, arable land, area, arena,… … Moby Thesaurus
