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Mouth

The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.

Year introduced: /microbiology was MOUTH MICROORGANISMS 1965-1967

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus

The type species of APHTHOVIRUS, causing FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE in cloven-hoofed animals. Several different serotypes exist.

Year introduced: 2002, 1963-1993

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Mouth, Edentulous

Total lack of teeth through disease or extraction.

Year introduced: 1965

4.

Mouth Rehabilitation

Process of restoring damaged or decayed teeth using various restorative and non-cosmetic materials so that oral health is improved.

Year introduced: 1965

5.

Mouth Protectors

Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth.

Year introduced: 1965

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Mouth Neoplasms

Tumors or cancer of the MOUTH.

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Mouth Mucosa

Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of the mouth; and other structures. The mucosa is generally a nonkeratinized stratified squamous EPITHELIUM covering muscle, bone, or glands but can show varying degree of keratinization at specific locations.

Year introduced: 1965

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Mouth Floor

The area of the mouth beneath the TONGUE.

Year introduced: 1974

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Mouth Diseases

Diseases involving the MOUTH.

Year introduced: 1965

10.

Mouth Breathing

Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages.

Year introduced: 1972(1968)

11.

Mouth Abnormalities

Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the mouth.

Year introduced: 1965

12.

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

A mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterized by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. It is caused by coxsackieviruses A.

Year introduced: 1991(1975)

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease

A highly infectious disease caused by FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS that affects mammals of the ARTIODACTYLA order (CATTLE; SHEEP; GOATS; and PIGS) and is characterized by high fever followed by the appearance of blisters inside the mouth and on the feet.

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Burning Mouth Syndrome

A group of painful oral symptoms associated with a burning or similar sensation. There is usually a significant organic component with a degree of functional overlay; it is not limited to the psychophysiologic group of disorders.

Year introduced: 1991(1968)

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

The artificial substitution of heart and lung action as indicated for HEART ARREST resulting from electric shock, DROWNING, respiratory arrest, or other causes. The two major components of cardiopulmonary resuscitation are artificial ventilation (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) and closed-chest CARDIAC MASSAGE.

Year introduced: 1992

16.

Mouthwashes

Solutions for rinsing the mouth, possessing cleansing, germicidal, or palliative properties. (From Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed)

Year introduced: 1965

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Oral Ulcer

A loss of mucous substance of the mouth showing local excavation of the surface, resulting from the sloughing of inflammatory necrotic tissue. It is the result of a variety of causes, e.g., denture irritation, aphthous stomatitis (STOMATITIS, APHTHOUS); NOMA; necrotizing gingivitis (GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE); TOOTHBRUSHING; and various irritants. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p842)

Year introduced: 1997

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virus-infection-associated antigen, Foot-and-mouth disease virus [Supplementary Concept]

VIA antigen is comprised mainly of the RNA polymerase 3D protein; prepared from inactivated foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine

Date introduced: February 6, 1997

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Xerostomia

Decreased salivary flow.

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