| crown inclination | <dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped toward cheeks (lips) or toward the lingual (palate) of the mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
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| angle of inclination | <orthopaedics> The angle formed by the meeting of a line drawn through the shaft of the femur with one passing through the long axis of the femoral neck; normally it is about 127 |
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| condylar guidance inclination | The angle of inclination of the condylar guidance to an accepted horizontal plane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inclination | <dentistry> The angle of the long axis of a tooth from a particular line of reference, the tilt or tip of a tooth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| inclination of pelvis | The angle which the plane of the superior pelvic aperture makes with the horizontal plane. Synonym: inclinatio pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enamel rod inclination | The direction of the enamel rods with reference to the outer surface of the enamel of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral condylar inclination | The direction of the lateral condyle path. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical crown | The portion of a tooth covered with enamel. Synonym: corona dentis, anatomical crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| artificial crown | A fixed restoration of the major part of the entire coronal part of a natural tooth; usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bell-shaped crown | A crown of a tooth with an exaggerated occlusogingival contour; human deciduous molars typify the bell-shaped crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radiate crown | A fan-shaped fibre mass on the white matter of the cerebral cortex, composed of the widely radiating fibres of the internal capsule; a single layer of columnar cells derived from the cumulus oophorus, which anchor on the pellucid zone of the oocyte in a secondary follicle. Synonym: radiate crown. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliary crown | The circular figure on the inner surface of the ciliary body, formed by the processes and folds (plicae) taken together. Synonym: ciliary crown, ciliary wreath. (05 Mar 2000) |
| clinical crown | That part of the crown of a tooth visible in the oral cavity. Synonym: corona clinica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crown | The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch. (09 Oct 1997) |
| crown angulation | <dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped forward or backward to correct the angle of the crown. (08 Jan 1998) |
| crown cavity | The space within the crown of a tooth continuous with the root canal. Synonym: cavitas coronalis, cavum coronale. (05 Mar 2000) |