| facial |
Of or relating to the face. Often used to identify the surface of a tooth located nearest the face.
Ãâó: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-f...
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| faciolingual |
The local direction perpendicular to the mesiodistal direction and parallel to the occlusal plane; the facial direction/sense is away from and the lingual (or palatal) direction/sense is toward the tongue; labial and facial are synonymous in the anterior portion of the dental arch, and buccal is synonymous with facial in the posterior portions of the dental arch.
Ãâó: www.braces.org/braces/dentists/glossary/glossary-f...
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| factor |
One number is a factor of another number if it divides, or
Ãâó: www.bbc.co.uk/education/megamaths/glossary/
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| facultative |
capable of changing life-style, eg, from saprophytic to parasitic or the reverse.
Ãâó: www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/...
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| face presentation |
A relatively uncommon labor presentation, when the baby is head down but has its neck extended, as if looking down the birth canal, rather than with its chin tucked. (Also similar: brow presentation)
Ãâó: pregnancytoday.com/reference/library/glossary.htm
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