Bridge (redirected from drawbridge)

bridge (brij)

1. a structure connecting two separate points, including parts of an organ.

2. a fixed partial denture.

3. tarsal coalition.

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cantilever bridge  a bridge having an artificial tooth attached beyond the point of anchorage of the bridge.

cytoplasmic bridge 

1. protoplasmic b.

2. see intercellular b.

disulfide bridge  see under bond.

extension bridge  cantilever b.

intercellular bridge  a misnomer for the appearance of the junction of epithelial cells at a desmosome as a result of dehydration during fixation; it was formerly thought to constitute a bridge for cytoplasmic continuity (cytoplasmic bridge).

protoplasmic bridge  a strand of protoplasm connecting two secondary spermatocytes, occurring as a result of incomplete cytokinesis.

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bridge (brj)

n.

1. An anatomical structure resembling a bridge or span.

2. The upper part of the ridge of the nose formed by the nasal bones.

3. 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.

4. One of the threads of protoplasm that appears to pass from one cell to another.

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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,

n a colloquial expression for a fixed partial denture. See also denture, partial, fixed.

bridge, cantilever,

n See denture, partial, fixed, cantilever.

bridge, fixed,

n See denture, partial, fixed.

bridge, removable,

n a colloquial expression for a removable partial denture. See also denture, partial, removable.

bridge splint,

n See splint, fixed.

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bridge

1. pons.

2. a protoplasmic structure uniting adjacent elements of a cell, similar in plants and animals.

3. dental prosthesis for the replacement of missing teeth.

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disulfide bridge

disulfide bond.

ß-? bridging

one of the dysproteinemias in which there is no clear separation electrophoretically between the ß₂ and ?₁ globulins. The cause is an increase in IgA or IgM, or both, and this is almost pathognomonic for chronic active hepatitis.