mucogingival line
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mucogingival — mu·co·gin·gi·val jin jə vəl adj of, relating to, or being the junction between the oral mucosa and the gingiva <the mucogingival line> * * * mu·co·gin·gi·val (mu″ko jinґjĭ vəl) pertaining to the oral mucosa and gingiva, or… … Medical dictionary
mucogingival junction — a sharply scalloped, generally indistinct line running parallel with the free gingival margin, separating the gingival tissue from that of the oral mucosa; visible under the microscope. Called also mucogingival line … Medical dictionary
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Mucosa — Having to do with a mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa. * * * A mucous tissue lining various tubular structures, consisting of epithelium, lamina, propria, and, in the digestive tract, a layer of smooth muscle (muscularis mucosae). SYN … Medical dictionary
Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
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Alveolar process — Bone: Alveolar process Left maxilla. Outer surface. (Alveolar process visible at bottom.) … Wikipedia
