furcation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
furcation
n.
dividing, separating, branching; branch-like division
Furcation defect
In
dentistry, a
furcation defect is bone loss, usually a result of
periodontal disease, affecting the base of the root trunk of a tooth where two or more roots meet (
bifurcation or
trifurcation). The extent and configuration of the defect are factors in both diagnosis and treatment planning.
furcation
Noun
1. the place where something divides into branches
(synonym) forking
(hypernym) angular shape, angularity
(hyponym) bifurcation
(part-meronym) branch, fork, leg, ramification
(derivation) branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
Furcation
(n.)
A branching like a. fork.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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