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Soda lime
A white granular substance consisting of a mixture of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or both. It is used to absorb carbon dioxide and as an absorbing compound in anesthesia A blend comprising calcium hydroxide combined with either sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, or both, employed to absorb carbon dioxide in rebreathing anesthesia…
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Limbus sphenoidalis
Ridge on the anterior portion of upper surface of sphenoid bone.
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Limbus palpebrales posteriores
The posterior margin of the free edge of the eyelids; the region of transition of skin to conjunctival mucous membrane.
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Limbus palpebrales anteriores
The anterior margin of the free edge of the eyelids from which the cilia or eyelashes grow.
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Limbus laminae spiralis osseae
A thickening of the periosteum of the osseous spiral lamina of the cochlea to which the tectorial membrane is attached.
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Corneoscleral limbus
In the eye, a transitional dome 1 or 2 mm wide where the cornea joins the sclera and conjunctiva.
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Limbus corneae
The edge of the cornea where it unites with the sclera.
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Limbus conjunctivae
The edge of the conjunctiva overlapping the cornea.
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Limbus alveolaris
The upper free edge of the alveolar process of the mandible.
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Limb reduction defect
A congenital malformation in which one or more limbs develop incompletely or not at all.
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