Plastics
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Plastics. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Plastics.
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Terms
Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate - The reaction product of bisphenol A and glycidyl methacrylate that undergoes polymerization when exp...
Bone Cements - Adhesives used to fix prosthetic devices to bones and to cement bone to bone in difficult fractures....
Cholestyramine Resin - A strongly basic anion exchange resin whose main constituent is polystyrene trimethylbenzylammonium ...
Compomers - Composite materials composed of an ion-leachable glass embedded in a polymeric matrix. They differ f...
Composite Resins - Synthetic resins, containing an inert filler, that are widely used in dentistry....
Epoxy Resins - Organic compounds containing an epoxide group and characterized by strength and thermosetting proper...
Methylmethacrylate - The methyl ester of methacrylic acid. It polymerizes easily to form POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE. It is u...
Methylmethacrylates - The methyl esters of methacrylic acid that polymerize easily and are used as tissue cements, dental ...
Nylons - Polymers where the main polymer chain comprises recurring amide groups. These compounds are generall...
Plastics - Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic...
Polyethylene - A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethyle...
Polyethyleneimine - Strongly cationic polymer that binds to certain proteins; used as a marker in immunology, to precipi...
Polyethylenes - Synthetic thermoplastics that are tough, flexible, inert, and resistant to chemicals and electrical ...
Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate - A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embeddi...
Polymethacrylic Acids - Poly-2-methylpropenoic acids. Used in the manufacture of methacrylate resins and plastics in the for...
Polymethyl Methacrylate - Polymerized methyl methacrylate monomers which are used as sheets, moulding, extrusion powders, surf...
Polypropylenes - Propylene or propene polymers. Thermoplastics that can be extruded into fibers, films or solid forms...
Polystyrenes - Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are the...
Polyurethanes - A group of thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers containing polyisocyanate. They are used as ELAST...
Polyvinyl Alcohol - A polymer prepared from polyvinyl acetates by replacement of the acetate groups with hydroxyl groups...
Polyvinyl Chloride - A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing...
Povidone - A polyvinyl polymer of variable molecular weight; used as suspending and dispersing agent and vehicl...
Povidone-Iodine - An iodinated polyvinyl polymer used as topical antiseptic in surgery and for skin and mucous membran...
Resin Cements - Dental cements composed either of polymethyl methacrylate or dimethacrylate, produced by mixing an a...
Resins, Synthetic - Polymers of high molecular weight which at some stage are capable of being molded and then harden to...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
