bridge
[brij]1. a fixed partial denture; see illustration. 
A bridge unit serves to restore a functional unit by replacing one or more missing teeth. A fixed bridge consists of abutment and pontic teeth splinted together. From Darby and Walsh, 1995.
pons.
2. a protoplasmic structure uniting adjacent elements of a cell, similar in plants and animals.
conjugative bridge in bacterial conjugation, a connection formed between two bacterial cells by the attachment of an F pilus from an F+ cell to an F− cell.
disulfide bridge disulfide bond.
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bridge
(brij),1. The upper part of the ridge of the nose formed by the nasal bones.
2. One of the threads of protoplasm that appear to pass from one cell to another.
3. Synonym(s): fixed partial denture
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bridge
(brĭj)n.
1.
a. The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
b. The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge.
2. A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth.
3. Chemistry An intramolecular connection that spans atoms or groups of atoms.
bridge′a·ble adj.
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BRIDGE
Beta Radiation Investigation With Direct Stenting and Galileo in Europe. A study which evaluated intracoronary 32P radiation and the Galileo Radiotherapy System after direct Multi-Link Rx Tetra coronary stenting.Conclusion
32P intravascular brachytherapy reduces in-stent neointimal proliferation and restenosis; thrombosis was a major problem.
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bridge
Dentistry A fixed partial denture; a prosthetic replacement of missing teeth cemented or attached to abutment teeth or implants adjacent to the space; removable partial denture is a prosthetic replacement of missing teeth on a framework that can be removed by a Pt Physical therapy An exercise in which a person lays on his/her back with bended knees, while lifting the pelvis, placing thighs, back and pelvis in a straight line, strengthening abdominal, lower back, gluteus and hamstring muscles Transplantation medicine An organ surrogate that carries out a particular physiologic function and “buys time” for a Pt awaiting a donor organ for transplantationMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
bridge
(brij)1. The upper part of the ridge of the nose formed by the nasal bones.
2. One of the threads of protoplasm that appear to pass from one cell to another.
3. Synonym(s): fixed partial denture.
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bridge
A fixed support for false teeth which bridges across the gap between surviving natural teeth.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Bridge
An appliance of one or more artificial teeth anchored by crowns on the adjacent teeth.
Mentioned in: Tooth Replacements and Restorations
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bridge
That part of a spectacle frame which forms the main connection between the lenses or rims. The bridge assembly is generally taken to include the pads, if any (British Standard). See spectacles.
flush bridge The bridge of a spectacle frame with zero projection.
inset bridge A spectacle frame so shaped that the bearing surface of the bridge is behind the plane of the lenses.
keyhole bridge Bridge of a spectacle frame with pads, looking like the outline of the upper part of a keyhole.
pad bridge A bridge of a spectacle frame with two pads acting as the resting surface on the nose.
saddle bridge A bridge so shaped as to rest on the nose over a continuous area, but in which the ends of the bearing surface are extended to lie behind the back plane of the front (British Standard).
flush bridge The bridge of a spectacle frame with zero projection.
inset bridge A spectacle frame so shaped that the bearing surface of the bridge is behind the plane of the lenses.
keyhole bridge Bridge of a spectacle frame with pads, looking like the outline of the upper part of a keyhole.
pad bridge A bridge of a spectacle frame with two pads acting as the resting surface on the nose.
saddle bridge A bridge so shaped as to rest on the nose over a continuous area, but in which the ends of the bearing surface are extended to lie behind the back plane of the front (British Standard).
Millodot: Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, 7th edition. © 2009 Butterworth-Heinemann
bridge
(brij)1. The upper part of the ridge of the nose formed by the nasal bones.
2. One of the threads of protoplasm that appear to pass from one cell to another.
3. Synonym(s): fixed partial denture.
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