subgingival space
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space — Any demarcated portion of the body, either an area of the surface, a segment of the tissues, or a cavity. SEE ALSO: area, region, zone. SYN: spatium [TA]. [L. spatium, room, s.] alveolar dead s … Medical dictionary
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
gingival crevice — n a narrow space between the free margin of the gingival epithelium and the adjacent enamel of a tooth called also gingival trough * * * a shallow trough or fissure surrounding the anatomic crown of a tooth; considered by some authorities to be… … Medical dictionary
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