单词 | spatulation |
释义 | spatulationn. I. [ < spatulate adj.] 1. The fact or condition of being spatulate; a spatulate formation. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > spatulate spatulation1881 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > shape > [noun] > condition of being spatulate spatulation1881 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > spatulate > condition of being spatulate spatulation1881 the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > thing or part in other curved shapes > condition of being curved at flattened end spatulation1881 the world > space > shape > condition of being broad in relation to thickness > [noun] > object > at the end of something > condition of spatulation1881 1881 Newton in Encycl. Brit. XII. 359/1 The lateral feathers [of humming birds] may..suddenly enlarge into a terminal spatulation as in the..‘Racquet-tails’. 1895 Ibis July 399 That in some motmots the spatulation of the tail~feathers may be effected by the bird itself. II. [ < spatulate v.] 2. Chiefly Dentistry. The process of stirring or mixing with a spatula. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > other dental procedures remineralization1828 reattachment1846 articulation1849 aurification1881 root work1903 apicectomy1914 spatulation1939 fluoridation1951 fluoridization1951 splintage1956 splinting1960 replant1969 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being mixed or blended > [noun] > action or fact of mixing > by stirring > with a specific instrument spatulation1939 1939 J. Osborne Dental Mech. i. 5 (heading) Spatulation time. 1940 E. Covington Efficient Dental Assistant iii. 71 Rapid and longer spatulation accelerate [sic] setting time with most plasters. 1957 V. J. Kehoe Technique Film & Television Make-up xii. 147 Mix by spatulation until a smooth cream is obtained. 1977 Jrnl. Biomed. Materials Res. 11 863 The spatulation was conducted at approximately 150 rpm, but that rate was difficult to maintain throughout the mixing interval. 1981 Scand. Jrnl. Dental Res. 89 97/2 Twelve fillings with diameters of 6 mm were made.., varying the spatulation time from 5 to 60 s at 5 s intervals. 3. Surgery. The procedure of spatulating a tubular vessel; also, the spatulated portion. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > [noun] > spatulation spatulating1966 spatulation1977 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > other surgical practices > [noun] > spatulation > spatulated part spatulation1977 1977 Urologia Internat. XXXII. 372 We advocate spatulation of the terminal end of the ureter. 1979 Brit. Jrnl. Urol. 51 105/2 The stitch is continued around the upper ends of the spatulations. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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