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Foreign

That which belongs to, or operates in accordance with, another nation, territory, state, or jurisdiction, as in the case of nonresident trustees, corporations, or persons.

LAW, FOREIGN. By foreign laws are understood the laws of a foreign country. The states of the American Union are for some purposes foreign to each other, and the laws of each are foreign in the others. See Foreign laws.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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[7] observed findings suggesting minimal foreign body reaction in cases of dural defect in which they used LHD grafts, while Crawford et al.

Histopathological Investigation of the Effectiveness of Collagen Matrix in the Repair of Experimental Spinal Dura Mater Defects

Eaton, "Natural responses to unnatural materials: a molecular mechanism for foreign body reactions," Molecular Medicine, vol.

A Role for CD154, the CD40 Ligand, in Granulomatous Inflammation

Foreign body reaction is the basis for an inflammatory reaction with cell proliferation, which would otherwise facilitate incorporation of the implant into the tissue.

Biomaterials and host versus graft response: a short review

(1) Although some successful results were obtained with cyanoacrylate, (5) long-term follow-up showed inflammatory foreign body reaction, neovascularization, corneal toxicity, and increase in bacterial growth.

Human-derived fibrin glue: in vitro antibacterial effects and antibiotic permeation/Insan kaynakli doku yapistiricisi: in vitro antibakteriyel etkinligi ve antibiyotik gecirgenligi

Immunofluorescence Analyses of Inflammatory Cell Recruitment and Macrophages in the Foreign Body Reaction. To determine the cell types in the biomaterial implantation site, CD11b+ and CD68+ cells were detected by immunofluorescence analyses in this study.

The tissue response and degradation of electrospun poly([epsilon]-caprolactone)/poly(trimethylene-carbonate) scaffold in subcutaneous space of mice

Removing the pack after the third postoperative day of surgery can reduce the incidence of foreign body reaction and delay healing.

SOLCOSERYL DENTAL ADHESIVE PASTE FOR PREVENTION OF ALVEOLAR OSTEITIS

Literature contains reports of other hem static materials (such as gelfoam and Surgicel) causing foreign body reactions that could not be distinguished from recurrent tumors on MRI1.

Textiloma: an unusual pelvic cyst

Furthermore, histological examination in these cases is similar to a foreign body reaction rather than the leukocyte infiltration one might expect from the more commonly recognised infections.

Orthopaedic surgery

(1) If the operative field is potentially infected (as in Case 1), or potentially contaminated (as in Case 2), the implantation of non-absorbable Teflon felt into the soft tissues results in a foreign body reaction that is prone to secondary infection.

Delayed post-surgical sepsis from Teflon felt: the diagnostic value of CT scanning, and a reminder for theatre staff

It also inhibits sperm motility and function, suppresses the endometrium, causes a weak foreign body reaction, and inhibits ovulation cycles in about 10% of women.

IUDs are making a comeback, expert says

(3.) Manor A, Kaffe I : Unusual foreign body reaction to a braided silk suture: A case report: J Periodontol : 1982 : 53: 86

Food impaction "cured" with cold cure acrylic--an iatrogenic dentistry

"The Combo Stent has demonstrated significantly lower neointimal hyperplasia, improved endothelial coverage relative to commercially available drug-eluting stents and lower presence of inflammation and foreign body reaction in multiple pre-clinical studies," said Renu Virmani, M.D., president and medical director of CVPath Institute, Inc.