Author: Glossary
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Foot plugger
A plugger having a broad, foot-shaped tip.
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Back-action plugger
A plugger with a bent shank so that the pressure applied is back toward the operator.
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Automatic plugger
A plugger that is run by a machine rather than by hand.
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Plugger
A hand- or machine-operated device for condensing amalgam, or gold foil, in the cavity preparation of a tooth.
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Vaginal plug
A closed tube for maintaining patency of the vagina following operation for fistula.
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Epithelial plug
A mass of epithelial cells temporarily plugging an orifice in the embryo, especially the nasal openings.
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Plug
A mass obstructing a hole or intended to close a hole.
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Plinth
A table, seat, or apparatus on which a patient lies or sits while doing remedial exercise.
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Pliers
Commonly, a scissor action, pointed-jawed tool for bending or cutting metal wires or grasping small objects.
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Plicotomy
Section of the posterior fold of the tympanic membrane. Surgical cutting of the rear part of the eardrum.