| supporting area | Those areas of the maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges which are considered best suited to carry the forces of mastication when the dentures are in function. Synonym: denture foundation area. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| supporting cell | One of the ordinary elongated cell's resting on the basement membrane that surround and serve as a support to the shorter specialised cell's in certain organs, such as the labyrinth of the inner ear or olfactory epithelium. Synonym: supporting cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting reactions | Described by Magnus, who distinguished two types: (05 Mar 2000) |
| supporting reflexes | Described by Magnus, who distinguished two types: (05 Mar 2000) |
| alveolar supporting bone | alveolar process |
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| positive supporting reactions | Consisting of those reflex muscular contractions whereby the body is supported against gravity; seen in an exaggerated form in the decerebrate animal, negative supporting reaction's, consisting of inhibition of the extensor muscles and unfixing of the joints which thus enable the limb to be flexed and moved into a new position. Synonym: supporting reflexes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture-supporting area | That portion of the basal seat which supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. Synonym: basal seat, denture-bearing area, denture-supporting area, stress-bearing area, supporting area, tissue-bearing area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| denture-supporting structures | The tissues, teeth, and/or residual ridges, which serve as the foundation for removable partial or complete dentures. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labyrinth supporting cells | Cells forming a framework supporting the organ of corti. Specific cells are those of claudius, deiters and hensen. (12 Dec 1998) |