- lingual plate
- a major partial denture connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. When used on the maxillary arch it is often referred to as a palatal p.
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lingual plate
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lingual plate — a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate … Dictionary of ichthyology
plate — 1. [TA] In anatomy, a thin, relative flat, structure. SYN: lamina [TA]. 2. A metal bar perforated for screws applied to a fractured bone to maintain the ends in apposition. 3. The agar layer within a Petri dish or similar … Medical dictionary
basihyal dental plate — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) … Dictionary of ichthyology
palatal plate — see lingual p … Medical dictionary
glossohyal — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) the median dermal toothed bone at the anterior of the hyoid series.… … Dictionary of ichthyology
dermentoglossum — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) … Dictionary of ichthyology
supralingual — lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) … Dictionary of ichthyology
linguoplate — A partial denture major connector formed as a lingual bar extended to cover the cingula of the lower anterior teeth. SYN: lingual plate … Medical dictionary
os linguale plattum — (plural ossa lingualia plattum)) lingual plate (a dermal toothed bone covering and sometimes fusing with the basihyal, e.g. in Osteoglossidae. Also called glossohyal, dermentoglossum, supralingual or basihyal dental plate) … Dictionary of ichthyology
Glossohyal — is the term used in fish anatomy for the tongue [ [http://www.medicineword.com/glossohyal.shtml Medicineword.com] ] and hyoid bone. [ [http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns search results.jsp Mercksource] ] It is the lingual plate, which is a… … Wikipedia
