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transplantation — Implanting in one part a tissue or organ taken from another part or from another individual. SEE ALSO: graft. [L. transplanto, pp. atus, to transplant] bone marrow t. grafting of bone marrow tissue … Medical dictionary
Wisdom tooth — A wisdom tooth, in humans, is any of the usually four third molars. Wisdom teeth usually appear between the ages of 17 and 25.[1] Most adults have four wisdom teeth, but it is possible to have more, in which case they are called supernumerary… … Wikipedia
dentistry — /den teuh stree/, n. the profession or science dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and malformations of the teeth, gums, and oral cavity, and the removal, correction, and replacement of decayed, damaged, or lost parts, including … Universalium
Crown-to-root ratio — This X ray film reveals a poor crown to root ratio for tooth #21 (right), the lower left first premolar. The tooth exhibits 50% bone loss, adding roughly 5 7 mm to the clinical crown of what is actually anatomical root. The fulcrum, existing… … Wikipedia
Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… … Wikipedia
Pierre Fauchard — Infobox Person name=Pierre Fauchard caption=French physician father of modern dentistry quotation=Father of modern dentistry birth date=circa, 1678 birth place= Brittany, France dead=dead death date=death date|1761|3|22|mf=y | death place=Paris,… … Wikipedia
Al-Tasrif — The Kitab al Tasrif (Arabic,كتاب التفسير) ( The Method of Medicine ) was an influential Arabic medical encyclopedia on medicine and surgery, written near the year 1000 CE by Abu al Qasim al Zahrawi (Abulcasis), the father of modern surgery . The… … Wikipedia
List of Muslim scientists — Islamic science has played a significant role in the history of science. There have been hundreds of notable Muslim scientists that have made a great contribution to civilization and society. The following is an incomplete list of notable Muslim… … Wikipedia
Muslim doctors — This is a sub article to Muslim scientists and a parallel article to Islamic medicine. A Muslim doctor is a doctor that professes Islam and/or is engaged in Islamic medicine. List Khalid ibn Yazid (Calid) Al Kindi (Alkindus) (801 873), pioneer of … Wikipedia
Al-Tasrif — Illustration d instruments chirurgicaux dans l’encyclopédie médicale du XIe siècle du médecin musulman médiéval Abulcasis : Kitab al Tasrif Le Kitab al Tasrif (Arabe, كتاب التفسير ) ( La méthode en médecine) est une encyclopédie arabe… … Wikipédia en Français
