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postdam (medicine)


postdam -->
posterior palatal seal


The seal at the posterior border of a denture.

See: posterior palatal seal area.

Synonym: palatal seal, post dam, postdam, postpalatal seal.


epigene (medicine)


epigene


1. <chemistry> Foreign; unnatural; unusual; said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.

2. <geology> Formed originating on the surface of the earth; opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.

Origin: Pref. Epi- + Gr. To be born, grow.

Source: Websters Dictionary