closure

closure

[klō′zhər]

Etymology: L, claudere, to shut

1 the surgical closing of a wound by suture or staple.

2 a visual phenomenon in which the mind sees an entire figure when only a portion is actually visible. See also flask closure.

3 the ending of something, as in closure of the grieving process.

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closure,

n the act or condition of being brought together or closed up.

closure, adjustive arcs of,

n.pl the arcs of jaw closure found in deflective malocclusion caused by an intercusping of the teeth that does not coincide with a centrically related jaw closure.

closure, arcs of mandibular,

n.pl the circular or elliptic arcs created by closure of the mandible.

closure, centric path of,

n the path traversed by the mandible during closure when its associated neuromuscular mechanism is in a balanced state of tonus.

closure, velopharyngeal

n the closure of nasal air escape by the knee-action elevation of the soft palate and contraction of the posterior pharyngeal wall.

closure, voluntary arcs of,

n.pl jaw closure directions consciously made by a patient.

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closure

usually refers to suturing of a surgical incision.

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closeout, closure

the finalization of a feeding program in a feedlot. The cattle are sold and a balance sheet is struck which includes the costs of feeding and housing or confining them.