Also refers to the normal functioning of a part of the body. A state of normal functional equilibrium; homeostasis. health, ASA classification, n a classification system for ranking the level of a patient's physical health, established by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
Gomphosis, also known as the dental-alveolar joint, is a joint that binds the teeth to bony sockets (dental alveoli) in the maxillary bone and mandible. The fibrous connection between a tooth and its socket is a periodontal ligament.
The words metamorphosis and transformation (in Latin, transformatio) both mean a change of form (morphe in Greek, forma in Latin). The Greek word metousiosis means a change of ousia, the Latin word transsubstantiatio means a change of substantia.