capping

capping /cap·ping/ (kap´ing)

1. the provision of a protective or obstructive covering.

2. the formation of a polar cap on the surface of a cell concerned with immunologic responses, occurring as a result of movement of components on the cell surface into clusters or patches that coalesce to form the cap. The process is produced by reaction of antibody with the cell membrane and appears to involve cross-linking of antigenic determinants.

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pulp capping  the covering of an exposed or nearly exposed dental pulp with some material to provide protection against external influences and to encourage healing.

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capping,

a process by which cell-surface molecules aggregate on a plasma membrane.

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capping [kap´ing]

1. the provision of a protective or obstructive covering.

2. the movement of cell surface antigens into a small region (cap) on the cell surface owing to the cross-linking of antigens by specific antibody.

3. the covering of tooth cusps weakened by caries with a protective metal overlay.

4. colloquial term for replacement of the crown of a natural tooth with an artificial crown (cap).

pulp capping the covering of an exposed dental pulp with some material to provide protection against external influences and to encourage healing.

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capping

the provision of a protective or obstructive covering.

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capping phenomenon

the movement of anitibody-induced clustering of plasma membrane molecules (patching) to a single pole of the cell.

pulp capping

the covering of an exposed dental pulp with some material to provide protection against external influences and to encourage healing.