Hyaluronic acid - the largest glycosaminoglycan known, it plays an important role of restricting the flow of water in tissues, particularly in synovial fluid where it acts as a lubricant.. Hydrogen bo...
Habitat - a location which has a suitable environment for an organism to live in. Caves are natural habitats for bats, trees for birds; oral surfaces and crevices, for some bacteria. Haemostasis - the...
Glucosamine - a glucose or galactose molecule with an amine group attached. see also glucuronic acid. Glucose - a molecule of great importance to life as it provides a ready source of energy for both...
Gangrene - the death of tissue on a large scale. May be caused by certain bacteria which spread rapidly through tissues, or by an inadequate blood supply. Ganglion - a collection of nerve cells usuall...
Fatty acids - long straight chains of carbon and hydrogen ending with an acid group at one end. Saturated fatty acids have no capacity to absorb more hydrogen atoms. Animal fats are mostly of this typ...
Epidermal growth factor - a cytokine that stimulates epithelial cell proliferation. Epinephrine - a neurotransmitter substance found at all adrenergic synapses (nor epinephrine or epinephrine). It is...
Enamel prisms - rod-like bundles of hydroxyapatie crystals which are orientated at right angles to the tooth surface. Each prism can be traced from the outside of the enamel all the way to the dentine...
Ecological balance - astable balance in the numbers of each species in an ecosystem. In the ecosystem of the mouth this balance is brought about by competition and cooperation between the different or...
Dermatan sulphate - a glycosaminoglycan found in skin, tendon, blood vessel and heart valves. Desmosomes -one of the types of cell junctions by which cells join or communicate with each other. Desmoso...
Darwinian medicine - an approach to the treatment of infective diseases which takes account of the co-evolution between the host and its parasite. Deciduous - from the Latin "falling" it applies both...