| alveolar gingiva | Gingival tissue applied to the alveolar bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| attached gingiva | That part of the oral mucosa which is firmly bound to the tooth and alveolar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| buccal gingiva | That portion of the gingiva that covers the buccal surfaces of the teeth and alveolar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gingiva | The gum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| melanosis | A disorder caused by a disturbance in melanin pigmentation, melanism. (18 Nov 1997) |
| melanosis circumscripta precancerosa | An obsolete term for lentigo maligna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melanosis coli | Melanosis of the large intestinal mucosa due to accumulation of pigment of uncertain composition within macrophages in the lamina propria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melanosis corii degenerativa | A congenital abnormality in which pigment is deposited in whorls and streaks; vesicles occasionally occur, and it may be associated with cardiac or neurologic disorders. Compare: incontinentia pigmenti, incontinentia pigmenti achromians. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Riehl's melanosis | A brown pigmentary condition of the exposed portions of the skin of the neck and face with melanin pigment in dermal macrophages, thought to result from photodermatitis due to materials, such as cosmetic ingredients, or oils encountered in various occupations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precancerous melanosis of Dubreuilh | An obsolete term for lentigo maligna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septal gingiva | That portion of the gingiva that covers the interdental septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurocutaneous melanosis | Cutaneous giant pigmented nevi associated with melanosis of the leptomeninges; malignant melanomas may develop in the skin or meninges. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oculodermal melanosis | Pigmentation of the conjunctiva and skin around the eye, usually unilateral; seen especially in women of Oriental races. Synonym: Ota's nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labial gingiva | That portion of the gingiva that covers the labial surfaces of the teeth and the alveolar process. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free gingiva | That portion of the gingiva that surrounds the tooth and is not directly attached to the tooth surface; the outer wall of the gingival sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |