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111Anesthesia — Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. * * * 1. Loss of sensation resulting from pharmacologic depression of nerve function or from neurologic… …
112zone — A segment; any encircling or beltlike structure, either external or internal, longitudinal or transverse. SEE ALSO: area, band, region, space, spot. SYN: zona (1) [TA]. [L. zona] …
113mucous patch — n a broad flat syphilitic condyloma that is often marked by a yellowish discharge and that occurs on moist skin or mucous membranes * * * a flat, rounded, gray to white erosion covered by a soft membrane with an erythematous zone, usually on the… …
114chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis — any of a diverse group of candidal infections of the oral mucosa, skin, nails, and vaginal mucosa; they are usually resistant to treatment, may be localized or diffuse, are sometimes familial, and may be associated with endocrinopathy or… …
115entomophthoromycosis — en·to·moph·tho·ro·my·co·sis (en″tə mof″thə ro mi koґsis) 1. any disease caused by fungi of the order Entomophthorales; human infections are usually in apparently physiologically and immunologically normal individuals,… …
116denture stomatitis — inflammation of the oral mucosa seen in some patients with new dentures or with old, ill fitting ones, caused by Candida albicans; characterized by redness, swelling, and pain of mucosa that is in contact with the denture. Called also chronic… …
117recurrent aphthous stomatitis — a recurrent disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the appearance on the oral mucosa of one or more small round or oval ulcers that are covered by a grayish fibrinous exudate and surrounded by a bright red halo. The lesions usually persist …
118stomatitis venenata — an allergic condition of the oral mucosa resulting from contact with a substance to which the patient is sensitized, including cosmetics, dentifrices, mouthwashes, and dental materials, as well as drugs applied topically; inflammation and edema… …
119Pharmacology — A variety of topics involved with pharmacology, including neuropharmacology, renal pharmacology, human metabolism, intracellular metabolism, and intracellular regulation. Pharmacology (from Greek φάρμακον, pha …
120Tobacco smoking — Part of a series on Smoking …
