Taber's Medical Dictionary
amalgam
(ă-mal′găm )
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An alloy used in dentistry to restore teeth. It is made predominantly of silver and mercury.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Amalgam." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761998/all/amalgam.
Amalgam. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761998/all/amalgam. Accessed April 20, 2026.
Amalgam. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761998/all/amalgam
Amalgam [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/761998/all/amalgam.
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