rim (rim) a border or edge.
rim
rim,
bite rim , occlusion rim, record rim a border constructed on temporary or permanent denture bases in order to record the maxillomandibular relation and for positioning of the teeth.
rim (r m)n. The border, edge, or margin of an organ or a part. |
rim
Etymology: OE, rima, edge
an outer edge, which may be curved or circular, as on an occluding surface built on a temporary or permanent denture base.
rim,
n the outer edge; often curved or circular.
rim, occlusion,
n (record rim), an occluding surface built on temporary or permanent denture bases for the purpose of making maxillomandibular relation records and arranging teeth.
rim, record,
n See rim, occlusion.
rim, surgical occlusion,
n a conventional occlusion rim, the base of which has been reduced until it is smaller than the surgical impression tray with which the surgical jaw relations are recorded.
rim
That part of a spectacle frame which partly or completely surrounds the lens.
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