mucogingival

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>

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mu·co·gin·gi·val (mu″ko-jinґjĭ-vəl) pertaining to the oral mucosa and gingiva, or to the line of demarcation between them (mucogingival junction).

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