Medical term:

gypsum



gypsum

 [jip´sum]
native calcium sulfate, which when calcined becomes plaster of paris; used in making plaster casts for fractures and for taking dental impressions.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

gyp·sum

(jip'sŭm),
The natural hydrated form of calcium sulfate; a component of the stones, plasters, and investments used in dentistry.
[L. fr. G. gypsos]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

gyp·sum

(jip'sŭm)
The natural hydrated form of calcium sulfate used in dentistry.
[L. fr. G. gypsos]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

gyp·sum

(jip'sŭm)
Natural hydrated form of calcium sulfate; component of stones, plasters, and investments used in dentistry.
[L. fr. G. gypsos]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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