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circumoral

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circumoral
[sur′kəmôr′əl]
Etymology: L, circum + os, mouth
pertaining to the area of the face around the mouth.


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After a section on diagnosis, the forces affecting the stomatognathic system and their control are detailed, with discussion of individual differences and jaw functions, concepts of biomechanics and remodeling, optimal mandibular position, habits of circumoral muscles and myofunctional therapy, chewing and postural habits and occlusal collapse, distortion of face and body and psychologic stress, among other topics.
The oral sucker had a horseshoe-shaped anterior collar with 43 circumoral spines, which differentiates this species from E.
Whenever I suggest that this number is far too high and propose a 1-to-1 ratio, I see administrators (who despite what I've written here I regard as allies) become wide-eyed and develop circumoral pallor.
 
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