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palatal expander

palatal expander noun: a device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better.

Noun

palatal expander (plural palatal expanders)

  1. A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better.

Forms of palatal expander

pluralpalatal expanders

Questions about palatal expander

What does palatal expander mean?
Palatal expander means a device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better.
What part of speech is palatal expander?
Palatal expander is a noun.
What is the plural of palatal expander?
The plural of palatal expander is palatal expanders.

Words near palatal expander in the dictionary

  1. palatability
  2. palatable
  3. palatableness
  4. palatably
  5. palatal
  6. palatal expander
  7. palatal expanders
  8. palatal hook
  9. palatal hooks
  10. palatalisation
  11. palatalisations

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