abstraction
[ab-strak´shun] 1. the mental process of forming ideas that are theoretical or representational rather than concrete.
2. the withdrawal of any ingredient from a compound.
3. malocclusion in which the occlusal plane is farther from the eye-ear plane, causing lengthening of the face.
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ab·strac·tion
(ab-strak'shŭn), 1. Distillation or separation of the volatile constituents of a substance.
See also:
odontoptosis.
3. The making of an abstract from the crude drug.
See also:
odontoptosis.
4. Malocclusion in which the teeth or associated structures are lower than their normal occlusal plane.
See also:
odontoptosis.
5. The processes or the results of discernment of formulation of general concepts from specific examples, and/or ascertainment of a given aspect of a concept from the whole.
[L. abs-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw away]
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ab·strac·tion
(ăb-strak'shŭn) 1. Distillation or separation of the volatile constituents of a substance.
2. Exclusive mental concentration.
3. The making of an abstract from a crude drug.
4. Malocclusion in which the teeth or associated structures are lower than their normal occlusal plane.
5. The process of selecting a certain aspect of a concept from the whole.
[L. abs-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw away]
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ab·strac·tion
(ăb-strak'shŭn) Malocclusion in which the teeth or associated structures are lower than their normal occlusal plane.
[L. abs-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw away]
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