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excursion
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excursion /ex·cur·sion/ (eks-kur´zhun) a range of movement regularly repeated in performance of a function, e.g., excursion of the jaws in mastication.excur´sive
excursion
[ikskur′zhən]
Etymology: L, ex, out, currere, to run
a departure or deviation from a direct or normal course.

excursion [ek-skur´zhun]
a range of movement regularly repeated in performance of a function, e.g., excursion of the jaws in mastication. adj., adj excur´sive.
lateral excursion sideward movement of the mandible between the position of closure and the position in which cusps of opposing teeth are in vertical proximity.

excursion
a range of movement regularly repeated in performance of a function, e.g. excursion of the jaws in mastication.


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