Category: A

A catheter inserted into an artery to measure pressure, remove blood, inject medication or radiographic contrast media, or perform an interventional radiological procedure.  

An intravenous tube saturated with antibiotics; designed to decrease the likelihood of colonization or infection of indwelling infusion lines.  

A small, sharp instrument of varying shape used to carve or contour amalgam for interdental occlusion.  

Cartilage forming the broad lateral wall of each nostril.  

One who harbors a pathogenic organism for a clinically significant time and is able to pass the infection to others.  

Apparent lack of progress in a carious lesion between dental examinations.  

An implantable device for detecting and terminating ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation.  

Fibrosis surrounding a joint that severely limits movement. It can result from arthritis, inflammation, or trauma.  

The embryonic cartilaginous capsule that encloses the developing ear.  

One of the very small vessels that are the terminal branches of the arterioles or metarterioles.