abfraction
abfraction · abfractions
A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather…A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanical stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanical stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.
(countable, uncountable)An instance of tooth tissue loss via this mechanism.
Origin
From ab- + fraction (“act of breaking”); from 1991.From ab- + fraction (“act of breaking”); from 1991.
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Forms
plural: abfractions| Singular | abfraction |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabfracted
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable