dictionary help| contour | medical dictionary |
1. The outline of a part; the surface configuration.
2. In dentistry, to restore the normal outlines of a broken or otherwise misshapen tooth, or to create the external shape or form of a prosthesis.
Origin: L. Con-(intens.), + torno, to turn (in a lathe), fr. Tornus, a lathe
(05 Mar 2000)
continuous tremor, continuous variable, continuous wave < Prev | Next > contour lines of Owen, contra-, contra-angle
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