noun, (used with a singular verb) 1. Sometimes, gimbal. a contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its support is tipped.
Bacteriophages or phage are viruses that invade bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, disrupt bacterial metabolism and cause the bacterium to lyse [destruct]. Phage Therapy is the therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections. Bacterial Host Specificity. The bacterial host range of phage is generally narrower than that found in the antibiotics that have been selected for clinical applications.
What is PRP therapy? PRP is Platelet-Rich Plasma therapy. Although an emerging technology and technique in sports medicine, it has been used since the mid-1990âs in dental and oral surgery and to aid in soft tissue recovery following plastic surgery.