Hun·ter-Schre·ger bands

(hŭn'tĕr shrā'gĕr),

alternating light and dark lines seen in enamel of the tooth that begin at the dentoenamel junction and end before they reach the enamel surface; they may represent areas of enamel rods cut in cross-sections dispersed between areas of rods cut longitudinally.

Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger lines, Schreger lines

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Hunter,

John, Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, and pathologist, 1728-1793.

Hunter canal - the space in the middle third of the thigh that gives passage to the femoral vessels and saphenous nerve. Synonym(s): adductor canal

Hunter gubernaculum - an obsolete term for gubernaculum testis.

hunterian chancre - chancre resulting from syphilis.

hunterian perforator

Hunter operation - ligation of the artery proximal and distal to an aneurysm.

Hunter-Schreger bands - alternating light and dark lines seen in dental enamel. Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger lines; Schreger lines

Hunter-Schreger lines - Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger bands

Schreger,

Christian H.T., German anatomist and chemist, 1768-1833.

Hunter-Schreger bands - see under Hunter, John

Hunter-Schreger lines - Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger bands

Schreger lines - Synonym(s): Hunter-Schreger bands

Hun·ter-Schre·ger bands

(hŭn'tĕr shrā'gĕr bandz)

Alternating light and dark lines seen in tooth enamel that begin at the dentoenamel junction and end before they reach enamel surface; may represent areas of enamel rods cut in cross-sections dispersed between areas of rods cut longitudinally.