abstraction /ab·strac·tion/ (ab-strak´shun)
abstraction
abstraction [ab-strak´shun]
abstraction (abstrak´sh
n),
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-strk sh n, 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′shən]
Etymology: L, abstrahere, to drag away
a condition in which teeth or other maxillary and mandibular structures are inferior to their normal position, away from the occlusal plane.
abstraction [ab-strak´shun]
1. the mental process of forming ideas that are theoretical or representational rather than concrete.
2. the withdrawal of any ingredient from a compound.
3. malocclusion in which the occlusal plane is farther from the eye-ear plane, causing lengthening of the face.
abstraction (abstrak´sh
n),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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