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attachmentSee attach a file. attachment 1. a. the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order b. the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court c. a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure 2. Law the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court attachment [ə′tach·mənt] (computer science) An additional file sent with an e-mail message. (organic chemistry) The conversion of a molecular entity into another molecular structure solely by formation of a single two-center bond with another molecular entity and no other changes in bonding. (psychology) The behavior of an individual who relates in an affiliative or dependent manner to another individual or object. (virology) The initial stage in the infection of a cell by a virus that follows a chance collision by the virus with a suitable receptor area on the cell. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Key words: periodontal diseases, smoking, periodontal attachment loss Using World Health Organization guidelines,9 periodontal attachment loss was gauged by measuring the distance from the deepest part of the periodontal pocket to the level of the free gingival margin or the cementoenamel junction (only when visible). Poorly controlled diabetes resulted in significant increases in the depth of periodontal pockets, attachment loss and gingival inflammation in patients without prior periodontitis. |
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