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proximolingual

proximolingual adjective: relating to the junction or angle formed by the meeting of the proximal surface and the lingual surface of a tooth.

Adjective

proximolingual (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the junction or angle formed by the meeting of the proximal surface and the lingual surface of a tooth.

Origin of proximolingual

From proximo- + lingual.

Questions about proximolingual

What does proximolingual mean?
Proximolingual means relating to the junction or angle formed by the meeting of the proximal surface and the lingual surface of a tooth.
What part of speech is proximolingual?
Proximolingual is an adjective.

Words near proximolingual in the dictionary

  1. proximodistally
  2. proximodorsal
  3. proximodorsally
  4. proximolateral
  5. proximolaterally
  6. proximolingual
  7. proximomedial
  8. proximomedially
  9. proximopalmar
  10. proximoplantar
  11. proximoposterior

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