dam (redirected from Earth-fill dam)

dam (dam)

1. a barrier to obstruct the flow of fluid.

2. a thin sheet of latex used in surgical procedures to separate certain tissues or structures.

3. rubber d.

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rubber dam  a thin sheet of latex rubber used to isolate teeth from mouth fluids during dental therapy.

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Dam (dm, däm), (Carl Peter) Henrik 1895-1976.

Danish biochemist. He shared a 1943 Nobel Prize for the discovery of vitamin K.

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dam (dm)

n.

A barrier against the passage of liquid or loose material, especially a rubber sheet used in dentistry to isolate one or more teeth from the rest of the mouth.

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dam,

a barrier to the flow of fluid, as a dam placed around a tooth to protect it from saliva during restoration. See also rubber dam.

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dam,

a barrier to the passage of moisture or saliva.

dam, post-,

n See seal, posterior palatal.

dam, rubber, n

a thin sheet of latex rubber used to isolate a tooth or teeth and keep them dry during a dental procedure.

dam, rubber, punch,

n a hand-punch instrument with progressively larger openings, used to make a hole(s) in the rubber dam.

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dam

female parent.

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dam line

characteristics contributed to the offspring of a cross mating by the dam.

dam-offspring bond

the close relationship of seeking, suckling and protecting imprinted at birth by sight, taste and smell. Called also maternal bond.