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prosthion

prosthion noun: the most anterior point of the upper alveolar process.

Noun

prosthion

  1. The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process
    • In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first...1930, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos - Volume 72, Part 1, page 646

prosthion meaning in Tamil

prosthion in Tamil

பல்லீற்றின் கீழ்ப்பகுதி

Origin of prosthion

From Ancient Greek πρόσθιος (prósthios, “foremost”), from πρόσθεν (prósthen). Compare -ion (suffix for craniometric features).

Questions about prosthion

What does prosthion mean?
Prosthion means the most anterior point of the upper alveolar process.
What is prosthion in Tamil?
Prosthion in Tamil is பல்லீற்றின் கீழ்ப்பகுதி. See Prosthion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prosthion?
Prosthion is a noun.

Words near prosthion in the dictionary

  1. prostheticist
  2. prostheticists
  3. prosthetics
  4. prosthetist
  5. prosthetists
  6. prosthion
  7. prostho-
  8. prosthodontic
  9. prosthodontics
  10. prosthodontist
  11. prosthodontists

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