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polytef /poly·tef/ (pol´ĭ-tef) a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, used as a surgical implant material for many prostheses, such as artificial vessels and orbital floor implants and for many applications in skeletal augmentation and skeletal fixation.

polytef [pol´ĕ-tef]

the pharmaceutical name for Teflon, a polymer of tetrafluoroethylene, used as a surgical implant material for many prostheses, such as artificial vessels and orbital floor implants, and for many applications in skeletal augmentation and skeletal fixation.

polytef

the pharmaceutical name for Teflon, a polymer of polytetrafluoroethylene; used as a surgical implant material for many prostheses, such as artificial vessels and orbital floor implants, and for many applications in skeletal augmentation and skeletal fixation.

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polytetrafluoroethylene Teflon			Available in a glycerin suspension as Polytef (Mentor Corp. An unusual presentation of Teflon granuloma: case report and ... by Pagedar, Nitin A.; Listinsky, Catherine M.; Tucker, Harvey M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Finally, reconstruction has been performed with an expanded polytef (polytetrafluoroethylene [ePTFE]) soft-tissue patch. Use of AlloDerm implant to improve cosmesis after parotidectomy by Sachsman, Suzanne M.; Rice, Dale H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			polyserositis polysiloxane polysinusitis polysome polysomia polysomic polysomnogram polysomnographic technologist polysomnography polysomus polysomy polysorbate polyspermia polyspermy polysplenia Polysporin polystichia polystichous polystyrene polysulfated glycosaminoglycan polysulfide polymer polysymbrachydactyly polysynaptic polysyndactyly polysynovitis polytef polytendinitis polytene polytene chromosome polytenosynovitis polytetrafluoroethylene polythelia polythiazide polytocous Polytome polytomogram polytomography polytrauma polytrichia polytypic polyunsaturated Polyunsaturated fats polyunsaturated fatty acid polyurethane polyurethane film polyurethane lead polyuria polyvalent polyvalent action polyvalent allergy polyvalent antiserum			Polysyntheticism Polytarp Polytarp polytechnic polytechnic Polytechnic High School polytechnic institute Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Aeronautical Laboratory Polytechnic Institute of New York Polytechnic Institute of Nuclear Technology Polytechnic of East London Polytechnic Research and Development Company Polytechnic Teachers' Association of Ghana Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Polytechnic University of the Philippines Polytechnic University of the Philippines - College of Communication Polytechnical Polytechnical Polytechnical Education Polytechnical Institutes Polytechnical Museum Polytechnics Polytechnics Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council Polytechnics Central Admissions System Polytechnics International New Zealand Limited Polytechnische Oberschule polytef Polyteknikkojen Radiokerho polytendinitis polytene polytene polytene Polytene chromosome Polytene chromosome Polytene chromosome polytenic polytenic polytenosynovitis polyteny polyteny polyteny polyterpene resin Polyterpenoid Polyterpenoid Polyterpenoid Polytetra Methylene Terephthalate Polytetracfluoroethane Polytetracfluoroethane Polytetracfluoroethane Polytetraflouroethylene Polytetraflouroethylene Polytetraflouroethylene Polytetrafluorethylene Polytetrafluorethylene Polytetrafluorethylene Polytetrafluorethylene Polytetrafluoroethene

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