| imbrication | The operative overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or the repair of defects. Origin: see imbricate (05 Mar 2000) |
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| imbrication lines of von Ebner | Incremental line's in the dentin of the tooth that reflect variations in mineralization during dentin formation; the distance between the line's corresponds to the daily rate of dentin formation. Synonym: incremental lines of von Ebner. (05 Mar 2000) |