Flexid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flexid is a noun meaning (dentistry) In infolding of enamel that separates lophs on a lower tooth.
Meaning
(dentistry) In infolding of enamel that separates lophs on a lower tooth.
Example Sentences
Lower premolar tetralophodont, with two labial and two lingual flexids; tooth usually divided by one central flexid into two V-shaped lophs […]
A flexid or flexus is said to abut when the enamel of the flexid or flexus touches the enamel of the opposite side of the tooth. The distal end or termination of the flexid or flexus is described as flattened, rounded or narrowed.
Word Forms
- flexids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flosser, dent, linenfold, elastomeric, flexi, floss.
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