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.
A. The word cirrhosis is a neologism that derives from Greek kirrhos, meaning orange-yellow. In this condition, the liver appears yellow in pathology from all the tissue changes and damage caused to it.Cirrhosis has many possible causes.iver cirrhosis. (sirÅÂ´sis), n a degenerative disease of the liver in which hepatic tissue is replaced with connective tissue, commonly a result of chronic alcoholism. See jaundice. liver failure, n a condition in which the liver fails to fulfill its function or is unable to meet the demand made on it.