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Complete dental impression
A negative impression of the entire edentulous area (e.g., the area that originally provided the base for the normal teeth).
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Addition silicone impression material
An elastic final impression material used to construct cast restorations, dental prostheses, and other appliances. It is made from a vinyl polysiloxane paste mixed with a platinum salt catalyst.
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Artificial impregnation
Pregnancy resulting from successful assisted reproduction procedures.
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Imprecision
The amount or degree of random error in an assay, research study, or calculation, usually represented by the standard deviation, coefficient of variation, or range.
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Vasculogenic impotence
Impotence due to an inadequate supply of arterial blood to the corpora cavernosa of the penis.
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Psychogenic impotence
Impotence caused by emotional factors rather than organic disease.
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Pharmacological impotence
Erectile dysfunction due to the side effects of certain drugs and medications (e.g., alcohol, cytotoxic agents, barbiturates, beta blockers, marijuana, cimetidine, clonidine, guanethidine, immunosuppressives, lithium, opiates, phenothiazine, some antihypertensive agents, some diuretics, antidepressants, and anticholinergics).
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Neurogenic impotence
Impotence due to central nervous system lesions, paraplegia, or diabetic neuropathy.
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Functional impotence
Impotence not due to an organic or anatomical defect; usually of psychogenic origin. The individual may experience impotence with one or more sexual partners, but not with others.
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Atonic impotence
Impotence resulting from paralysis of nerves supplying the penis.
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