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A legal wrong committed against a person, his or her reputation, and the property of another, independent of contract, tort law. A wrong for which the law provides a civil remedy, and which is not a breach of contract (contracts are covered by a separate body of laws). A person who commits an act which…

A drug that is applied to the surface area of a body part, topical.  

Local application.  

A type of brain surgery in the treatment of certain cases of chronic mental illnesses that do not respond to other types of therapy involves the removal of circumscribed areas of brain tissue. An obsolete operation for the control of psychiatric symptoms by excising selected areas of the cerebral cortex. A form of neurosurgery in…

Processes in form recognition that begin with higher units and then work down to smaller units, bottom-up processes.  

Transplanting a tooth from one position in the jaw to another or from one person to another.  

Dental cavity. The decalcification and disintegration of the structure of a tooth from plaque and acid-producing food deposits on the teeth. The acids dissolve the hard mineral enamel covering the surface of the teeth, creating a small hole, or cavity, in the enamel. The process in which acid from plaque and tartar slowly dissolve the…

A collection of lymphoid tissue located at the sides of the throat behind the nose and on the back of the tongue. An area of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat in which lymph circulates and protects the body against germs entering through the mouth. Two small organs at the back of the…

The membrane surrounding an intracellular vacuole.  

The state of rigid muscular tension and suspended breathing, as in a grand mal epileptic attack.