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alveolar index — Gnathic Gnath ic, a. [Gr. gna qos the jaw.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the jaw. [1913 Webster] {Gnathic index}, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alveolar index — noun : gnathic index … Useful english dictionary
maxillo-alveolar index — max·il·lo al·ve·o·lar index mak .sil (.)ō al vē ə lər , .mak sə (.)lō n the ratio multiplied by 100 of the distance between the most lateral points on the external border of opposite sides of the alveolar arch to its length … Medical dictionary
maxillo-alveolar index — mak|si(ˌ)lō+... noun anthropology : the ratio multiplied by 100 of the breadth of the alveolar arch to its length … Useful english dictionary
upper alveolar index — noun : the ratio of the maximum external breadth to the external length of the upper jaw multiplied by 100 … Useful english dictionary
index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r … Medical dictionary
Alveolar soft part sarcoma — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 9581/3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D018234 Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a very rare type of Soft tissue sarcoma a slow growing … Wikipedia
gnathic index — n the anthropometric ratio of the distance from the nasion to the basion to that from the basion to the alveolar point multiplied by 100 called also alveolar index * * * the degree of prominence of the upper jaw, expressed as a percentage of the… … Medical dictionary
Gnathic index — Gnathic Gnath ic, a. [Gr. gna qos the jaw.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the jaw. [1913 Webster] {Gnathic index}, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken equal to 100), to the distance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minimum alveolar concentration — or MAC is a concept used to compare the strengths, or potency, of anaesthetic vapours;[1] in simple terms, it is defined as the concentration of the vapour in the lungs that is needed to prevent movement (motor response) in 50% of subjects in… … Wikipedia
