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in·ci·sal (ĭn-sīʹzəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being the cutting edge of an incisor or canine tooth.
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incisal — (ˈ)in|sīzəl adjective Etymology: Latin incisus + English al : cutting the incisal edge of a tooth … Useful english dictionary
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incisal cavity — a carious lesion beginning on the incisal surface of an anterior tooth … Medical dictionary
incisal guide — the part of a dental articulator that maintains the incisal guide angle … Medical dictionary
incisal rest — a metallic part or extension of a removable partial denture that rests on the prepared incisal edge of an anterior abutment tooth … Medical dictionary
incisal — adjective Date: 1903 relating to, involving, or being the cutting edge or surface of a tooth (as an incisor) … New Collegiate Dictionary
incisal — Cutting; relating to the cutting edges of the incisor and cuspid teeth. [L. incido, pp. cisus, to cut into] * * * in·ci·sal in sī zəl adj relating to, being, or involving the cutting edge or surface of a tooth (as an incisor) * * * in·ci·sal (in… … Medical dictionary
incisal — in·ci·sal … English syllables
