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.
Also called transformation. 2. A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog. 3.