capping

(kap′ing)

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SEE: 1. Pulp capping.
2. Placing an artificial crown on a tooth for cosmetic purposes.
3. In immunology, the aggregation of living B lymphocytes that have reacted with fluorescein-labeled anti-immune globulin cells to form a polar cap.

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