Medical term:
dilaceration
dilaceration
[di-las″er-a´shun]a tearing apart, as of a cataract. In dentistry, an abnormal angulation or curve in the root or crown of a formed tooth.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
di·lac·er·a·tion
(dī-las'er-ā'shŭn),Displacement of some portion of a developing tooth, which is then further developed in its new relation, resulting in a tooth with sharply angulated root(s).
[L. di-lacero, pp. laceratus, to tear in pieces, fr. lacer, mangled]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
di·lac·er·a·tion
(dī-las'ĕr-ā'shŭn)Displacement of some portion of a developing tooth, which is then further developed in its new relation, so that its root or crown is sharply angulated.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
di·lac·er·a·tion
(dī-las'ĕr-ā'shŭn)Displacement of some portion of a developing tooth, which is then further developed in its new relation.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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