- intercusping
- SYN: intercuspation. [L. inter, among, mutually, + cusp]
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in·ter·cusp·ing (in″tər-kuspґing) the occlusion of the cusps of the teeth of one jaw with the depressions in the teeth of the other jaw.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
intercusping
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intercuspation — 1. The cusp to fossa relation of the maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth to each other. 2. The interlocking or fitting together of the cusps of opposing teeth. SYN: interdigitation (4). SYN: intercusping. * * * in·ter·cus·pa·tion .kəs pā… … Medical dictionary
