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proclination

proclination noun: forward inclination, especially of the teeth.

Noun

proclination (countable and uncountable, plural proclinations)

  1. Forward inclination, especially of the teeth.
    • Although the measures of total mandibular length, mandibular ramus height, facial divergence, and lower incisor proclination differed slightly among the studies, these were combined in the overall effects according to the concept that the differences in the intra-group changes would be poorly...2015 October 29, “Treatment Effects of Removable Functional Appliances in Pre-Pubertal and Pubertal Class II Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of proclination

pluralproclinations

Questions about proclination

What does proclination mean?
Proclination means forward inclination, especially of the teeth.
What part of speech is proclination?
Proclination is a noun.
What is the plural of proclination?
The plural of proclination is proclinations.

Words near proclination in the dictionary

  1. proclerical
  2. proclericalism
  3. Proclian
  4. proclinate
  5. proclinated
  6. proclination
  7. proclinations
  8. procline
  9. proclined
  10. proclines
  11. proclining

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