Disoccluded

/ˌdɪsəˈkluːdɪd/ adjective

Definition

No longer occluded; opened, unblocked, or separated after being closed.

Etymology

Past participle of disocclude, creating an adjective describing the state of having been opened or unblocked.

Kelly Says

In dental terminology, 'disoccluded' describes the resting state of teeth when the jaw is open and teeth aren't touching—it's a very specific technical term that shows how specialized vocabularies develop in medicine and dentistry.

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