Medical term:
condenser
condenser
[kon-den´ser]1. a vessel or apparatus for condensing gases or vapors.
2. a device for illuminating microscopic objects.
3. capacitor.
4. a dental tool used to pack filling material in a cavity.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
con·dens·er
(kon-den'ser),1. An apparatus for cooling a gas to a liquid, or a liquid to a solid.
2. dentistry a manual or powered instrument used for packing a plastic or unset material into a cavity of a tooth; variation in sizes and shapes allows conformation of the mass to the cavity outline.
3. The simple or compound lens on a microscope that is used to supply the illumination necessary for visibility of the specimen under observation.
4. Synonym(s): capacitor
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
con·dens·er
(kŏn-den'sĕr)1. An apparatus for cooling a gas to a liquid or a liquid to a solid.
2. dentistry A manual or powered instrument used for packing a plastic or unset material into a prepared tooth cavity; variation in size and shape permit conformation of the mass to the cavity outline.
3. The simple or compound lens on a microscope that is used to supply sufficient illumination necessary to view the specimen under observation.
4. Synonym(s): capacitor.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
condenser
1. A device in which gas is cooled to a liquid.
2. An optical device that concentrates light on an object to be examined by microscopy.
3. A dental instrument for compressing filling material into a prepared tooth cavity.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
condenser
An optical system with a large aperture and small focal length used in microscopes and projectors in order to concentrate as much light as possible onto an object. Syn. condensing lens.
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
con·dens·er
(kŏn-den'sĕr)In dentistry, a manual or powered instrument used for packing a plastic or unset material into a cavity of a tooth; variation in sizes and shapes allows conformation of the mass to the cavity outline.
Synonym(s): endodontic plugger, root canal plugger (2) .
Synonym(s): endodontic plugger, root canal plugger (2) .
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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