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intercuspidal

intercuspidal adjective: between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws).

Adjective

intercuspidal (not comparable)

  1. Between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws)
    • The patient bites on a registration template in maximum intercuspidal position.2015 August 14, “Influence of the Lower Jaw Position on the Running Pattern”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of intercuspidal

From inter- + cuspidal.

Questions about intercuspidal

What does intercuspidal mean?
Intercuspidal means between the cusps of the teeth (especially between teeth of upper and lower jaws).
What part of speech is intercuspidal?
Intercuspidal is an adjective.

Words near intercuspidal in the dictionary

  1. intercurs
  2. intercusp
  3. intercuspal
  4. intercuspation
  5. intercuspations
  6. intercuspidal
  7. intercuspidation
  8. intercut
  9. intercutaneous
  10. intercuticular
  11. intercuts

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