Generally speaking, the Family and Medical Leave Act provides qualified employees with the right to take time off of work without fear of retaliation if the employee or his/her close family member has a serious health condition, or if the employee seeks to take time off to care for his/her new-born or adopted child.
Advanced Patent Search. A preformed, elastomeric orthodontic ligature includes a molded protrusion or bumper portion integrally connected to an occlusal region of a ring portion of the ligature.
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. bracket. 1. a support projecting from the main structure. 2. a small metal attachment welded or soldered to an orthodontic band or attached directly to the teeth, for fastening the arch wire to the band or tooth. Called also orthodontic bracket.