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supracrestal

supracrestal adjective: above a crest.

Adjective

supracrestal (not comparable)

  1. Above a crest
    • Widespread manifestations of active episodes of periodontal disease may be associated with variations in the supracrestal inflammatory cell populations, where significantly higher number of mast cells, monocytes/macrophages and plasma cells are present in active sites when compared with inactive...2015, Nora SILVA et al., “Host response mechanisms in periodontal diseases”, in Journal of Applied Oral Science, volume 23, →DOI

Origin of supracrestal

From supra- + crestal.

Questions about supracrestal

What does supracrestal mean?
Supracrestal means above a crest.
What part of speech is supracrestal?
Supracrestal is an adjective.

Words near supracrestal in the dictionary

  1. supracoracoideus
  2. supracoroid
  3. supracoronary
  4. supracostal
  5. supracranial
  6. supracrestal
  7. supracretaceous
  8. supracricoid
  9. supracritical
  10. supracrustal
  11. supracrystal

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