handpiece
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handpiece — A powered dental instrument held in the hand, used to hold rotary cutting, grinding, or polishing implements while they are being revolved. * * * hand·piece hand .pēs n the part of a mechanized device designed to be held or manipulated by hand… … Medical dictionary
handpiece — n. hand held dental instrument used to hold rotary implements … English contemporary dictionary
handpiece — /ˈhændpis/ (say handpees) noun 1. the part of a telephone or intercom held to the ear. 2. the shearing attachment of a shearing machine …
handpiece — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the part of a mechanized device designed to be held or manipulated by hand; especially : the part of a mechanical shearer for sheep that is manipulated by the operator and that contains the shearing blades … Useful english dictionary
contra-angle handpiece — a handpiece in which two or more angles or bends are used to set the shaft at a desired angle in order to access hard to reach areas of the oral cavity … Medical dictionary
dental handpiece — a piece of dental equipment (high speed or low speed) for holding a dental bur or file. It is made of corrosion resistant materials to allow sterilization. See: drill … The new mediacal dictionary
Dental drill — A high speed dental handpiece. A dental drill (or dentist s drill) is a small, high speed drill used in dentistry to remove decayed tooth material prior to the insertion of a dental filling. Dental drills are used in the treatment of dental… … Wikipedia
Sheep shearing — Sheep shearing, shearing or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep s wool is called a shearer . Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have… … Wikipedia
Dental instruments — Mouth mirror, a commonly used dental instrument Dental instruments are the tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, restore and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures.… … Wikipedia
drill — 1. To make a hole in bone or other hard substance. 2. An instrument for making or enlarging a hole in bone or in a tooth. [Middle Dutch drillen, to bore] bur d. bur. dental d. a rotary power driven instrument into which cutting points may be… … Medical dictionary
