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centric
[sen´trik]pertaining to a center.
cen·tric
(sen'trik),Having a center (of a specific kind or number) or having a specific thing as its center (for example, of interest, focus).
[G. kentron, center]
centric
/cen·tric/ (sen´trik)1. central.
2. having a center.
centric
(sĕn′trĭk) alsocentrical
(-trĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Situated at or near the center; central.
2. Having a center.
3. Having radially symmetrical valves. Used of diatoms.
cen′tri·cal·ly adv.
cen·tric′i·ty (sĕn-trĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
centric
[sen′trik]
1 See central.
2 (in dentistry) a shorthand term referring to centric relation or centric occlusion.
cen·tric
(sen'trik)dentistry Pertaining to ideally centered occlusion, with optimal contact and intercuspation.
[G. kentron, center]
cen·tric
(sen'trik)Having a center (of a specific kind or number) or having a specific thing as its center.
[G. kentron, center]
centric (sen´trik),
adj (objectionable as a noun) describing jaw and tooth relationships. See also position, centric; relation, centric; occlusion, centric.
centric checkbite,
centric occlusion,
n See occlusion, centric.
centric position,
n See position, centric.
centric relation,
n See relation, centric.
centric
pertaining to a center.
chromosome centric fusion
replacement of two chromosomes by one produced by fusion of the centromeres of two acrocentric chromosomes. Called also Robertsonian translocation.