"facebow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: facebows [plural]
Etymology: face + bow Etymology templates: {{compound|en|face|bow}} face + bow Head templates: {{en-noun}} facebow (plural facebows)
  1. (dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator. Wikipedia link: Face-bow Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-facebow-en-noun-HnafAVaE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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