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approximal

[əprok′siməl]

Etymology: L, approximare, to approach

close, or very near.

approximal [ah-prok´sĭ-mal]

close together.

approximal (

prôk´s

l),

adj (approximating), contiguous; adjacent; next to each other.

approximal

1. close together.

2. in dentistry the surface of a tooth which faces the adjacent tooth.

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