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The inheritance of a trait from one parent.  

Inflammation of the serous membrane, enhancing the likelihood of attachments.  

The early response to tissue injury, marked by the influx of white blood cells and inflammatory mediators into damaged tissues. The majority of the response takes place in 12 to 24 hr.  

The injection of an anesthetic solution directly into tissue.  

The infiltration of tissue or viscera with amyloid, a starchlike glycoprotein.  

Opacification of air spaces, caused by the filling of alveoli with blood, pus, or fluid. Alveolar infiltrates are seen on the chest radiograph as patchy areas of increased density, often surrounding air bronchograms.  

An infection located at the tip of the root of a tooth.  

The normal healing process after myocardial infarction; seen on an electrocardiogram as progressive changes in the QRS complex and S-T segment.  

An infarct in which blood pigment is lacking or decoloration has occurred.  

A sensitive measure of gingival condition that involves probing of all sulci. The score is based on six defined criteria. It is calculated by counting the number of sulci with bleeding, dividing by the total number of sulci, and multiplying by 100.