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Medial |
Toward or nearer to the midline of the body |
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Midsagittal plane |
Imaginary line that divides the patients (face) into equal right and left sides. |
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NIDCR |
The federal government's lead agency for scientific research on oral, dental, and craniofacial disease. |
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parietal |
Pertaining to the walls of a body cavity |
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proximal |
Closer to the trunk of the body; opposite of distal |
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Regenerative medicine |
Process of creating living, functional tissues to repair or replace tissue or organ function through the use of stem cells |
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Sagittal plane |
Any vertical plane parallel to the midline that divdes the body into unequal left and right portions. |
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Stem cells |
immature, unspecialized cells capable of replication and differentiation into other types of cells or tissues. |
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Articulation |
Another term for joint |
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Axial skeleton |
Portion of the skeleton that consists of the skull, spinal column,ribs, and sternum |
