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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).

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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.

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abstraction (abstrak´shn),

n teeth or other maxillary and mandibular structures that are inferior to (below) their normal position; away from the occlusal plane.