disclusion
Meanings
noun
- A shutting off; exclusion.
- A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.
- Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.
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Etymology
From Latin disclusio, from discludere, disclusum (“to separate”). See disclose.
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