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bite wing

bite wing noun: a holder for X-ray film, in which the film is held in place by a small tab on which the patient bites.

Noun

bite wing (plural bite wings)

  1. A holder for X-ray film, in which the film is held in place by a small tab on which the patient bites.

Forms of bite wing

pluralbite wings

Questions about bite wing

What does bite wing mean?
Bite wing means a holder for X-ray film, in which the film is held in place by a small tab on which the patient bites.
What part of speech is bite wing?
Bite wing is a noun.
What is the plural of bite wing?
The plural of bite wing is bite wings.

Words near bite wing in the dictionary

  1. bite the bullet
  2. bite the curb
  3. bite the dust
  4. bite the hand that feeds one
  5. bite to eat
  6. bite wing
  7. bite wings
  8. bite-size
  9. bite-sized
  10. biteable
  11. bitectiporid

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