Medical term:
Dam
dam
[dam]1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of water or other fluid.
2. rubber dam.
dental dam rubber dam.
rubber dam a sheet of thin latex rubber used by dentists to isolate a tooth or teeth from the fluids of the mouth during dental treatment, held in place by a clamp and frame. Occasionally these are used in surgical procedures to isolate tissues or structures. Called also dam.
A well-sealed properly inverted rubber dam. From Darby and Walsh, 1994.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
DAM
Abbreviation for diacetylmonoxime.
Dam
(dahm),C.P. Henrik, Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate, 1895-1976. See: Dam unit.
dam
(dam),1. Any barrier to the flow of fluid.
2. In surgery and dentistry, a sheet of thin rubber arranged so as to shut off the operative site from the access of fluid.
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dam 1
(dăm)n.
A barrier against the passage of liquid or loose material, as a rubber sheet used in dentistry to isolate one or more teeth from the rest of the mouth.
dam′mer n.
dam 2
(dăm)n.
A female parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal such as a horse.
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dam
(dam)1. Any barrier to the flow of fluid.
2. surgery, dentistry A sheet of thin rubber arranged so as to shut off the part operated upon from the access of fluid.
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dam
(dam)1. Any barrier to the flow of fluid.
2. In surgery and dentistry, sheet of thin rubber arranged to shut off operative site from the access of fluid.
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Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
Damalinia
(dam'ă-lin'ē-ă),A genus of biting lice comprising several species found on domestic and wild animals; they are all highly host-specific, with one species of louse for each species of mammal.
See also: Bovicola, Trichodectes.
See also: Bovicola, Trichodectes.
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