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abstraction
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abstraction /ab·strac·tion/ (ab-strak´shun)
1. the withdrawal of any ingredient from a compound.
2. malocclusion in which the occlusal plane is further from the eye-ear plane, causing lengthening of the face; cf. attraction (2).
ab·strac·tion (b-strkshn, b-)
n.
1. Distillation or separation of the volatile constituents of a substance.
2. Exclusive mental concentration; absent-mindedness.
3. A malocclusion in which the teeth or associated structures are lower than their normal occlusal plane.
4. The selection of a certain aspect of a concept from the whole.
abstraction (abstrak´shn),
n teeth or other maxillary and mandibular structures that are inferior to (below) their normal position; away from the occlusal plane.
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