overeruption
overeruption · overeruptions
The physiological movement of a tooth lacking an opposing partner in the dental occlusionThe physiological movement of a tooth lacking an opposing partner in the dental occlusion.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The physiological movement of a tooth lacking an opposing partner in the dental occlusion.
Overeruption can cause interferences in the occlusion and difficulty when constructing dentures.
Origin
From over- + eruption.From over- + eruption.
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Forms
plural: overeruptions| Singular | overeruption |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable