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dilaceration

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di⋅lac⋅er⋅a⋅tion

  [di-las-uh-rey-shuhn, dahy-]
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–noun
1. the act of dilacerating.
2. the state of being dilacerated.
3. Dentistry. displacement in the position of a developing tooth, resulting in angulation or distortion.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL dīlacerātiōn- (s. of dīlacerātiō) a tearing to pieces, equiv. to dīlacerāt(us) (see dilacerate ) + -iōn- -ion
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Main Entry: di·lac·er·a·tion
Pronunciation: (")dI-"las-&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: injury (as partial fracture) to adeveloping tooth that results in a curve in the long axis as development continues —di·lac·er·at·ed /-'las-&-"rA-t&d/ adjective
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dilaceration di·lac·er·a·tion (dī-lās'ə-rā'shən)
n.

  1. Discission of a cataractous lens.

  2. A displacement of some portion of a developing tooth resulting in a tooth with sharply angulated roots.

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