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.
ligature[ligâ²Ä-chÅ«r] Type:Term. Definitions. 1. A thread, wire, fillet, or the like, tied tightly around a blood vessel, the pedicle of a tumor, or other structure to constrict it. 2. In orthodontics, a wire or other material used to secure an orthodontic attachment or tooth to an archwire. Stedmanâs Medical Dictionary Â© Wolters Kluwer Health.