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Calculus logo #10101) Analytic 2) Bilestone 3) Cystolith 4) Enterolith 5) Gallstone 6) Nephrolith 7) Numeration 8) Ptyalith 9) Sialolith 10) Stone 11) Tartar 12) Urolith
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Calculus logo #10101) Branch of mathematics 2) College math subject 3) Concretion 4) Derivative study 5) Rock 6) Stone
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calculus logo #20001Latin, meaning: pebble, stone.
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Calculus logo #21002• (n.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc. • (n.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may involve calculation.Calc...
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calculus logo #22241Hard deposit of mineralized substance adhering to crowns and/or roots of teeth or prosthetic devices.
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Calculus logo #22453A stone, usually in the kidney or ureter, but may also occur in the prostate or bladder
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Calculus logo #21424A hard deposit that forms when you do not brush your teeth so the plaque hardens. Calculus is also known as tartar.
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calculus logo #21003(from the article `mineral`) ...extent of organically formed aragonite. Minerals also are produced by the human body: hydroxylapatite [Ca5(PO4)3(OH)] is the chief component of ...
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calculus logo #21003branch of mathematics concerned with the calculation of instantaneous rates of change (differential calculus) and the summation of infinitely many ... [23 related articles]
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Calculus logo #21442Another term for tartar that accumulates on teeth. Calculus is made up of plaque that has become mineralised; is hard and yellow-brown in colour.
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Calculus logo #20439hard calcium like deposits which form on teeth and dentures.
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Calculus logo #21479Calculus is the hard residue ranging from yellow to brown forming on teeth when oral hygiene is incomplete or improper. Calculus is formed from Plaque (a soft sticky substance that accumulates on teeth; composed largely of bacteria and food substances suspended in saliva) which can build up and become hard. This hard plaque is known as tartar or ca...
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Calculus logo #20169a hard deposit of calcified plaque which is found around the neck of the tooth. When it is above the free gingival margin (supra-gingival) it is white and chalky. When it is below (sub-gingival) it is dark and hard.
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Calculus logo #20560Stone-like structures formed within the body, particularly in the gall bladder (called gallstones), bladder (called bladder stones) and kidneys (called kidney stones).
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calculus logo #20973A calcium salt concretion which forms on your teeth. Calculus deposits form on the teeth in areas which you do not floss or brush. If these concretions are left to build up on the tooth enamel, they will irritate the gum tissue, push it away from the tooth and promote progressive bone loss. Eventually the teeth can loosen and fall out. These deposi...
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calculus logo #21001(kal´ku-lәs) pl. cal´culi an abnormal concretion in the body, usually composed of mineral salts; the usual location is in a hollow organ or passage. Called also stone. See also kidney stone and gallstone. adj., cal´culous., adj.
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Calculus logo #10444A stone, such as a gallstone or kidney stone (calculus is Latin for pebble or small stone)
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Calculus logo #20972Cal'cu·lus noun ; plural Calculi . [ L, calculus . See Calculate , and Calcule .] 1. (Medicine) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as, ...
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Calculus logo #20909Calculus: 1. A stone within the body, such as a stone in the urinary tract. 2. The calcium salt deposits on the teeth. 3. A field of mathematics. These different meanings of 'calculus' all go bach to the origin of the word. In Latin, a calculus is 'a pebble.' Pebbles were once used for counting, from which came the mathematical field of calculus. A...
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Calculus logo #23331Formation of stones in a natural cavity of body.
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calculus logo #20974infinitesimal calculus noun the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
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Calculus logo #21141Hard deposit of mineralized material adhering to crowns and/or roots of teeth.
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calculus logo #21221(mathematics) Branch of mathematics which uses the concept of a derivative to analyse the way in which the values of a function vary. Calculus is probably the most widely used part of mathematics. Many real-life problems are analysed by expressing one quantity as a function of another ...
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calculus logo #22993pebble, stone.
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calculus logo #23813a branch of mathematics involving derivatives and integrals, used to study motion and changing values
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