"bitewing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bitewings [plural]
Etymology: bite + wing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|bite|wing}} bite + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitewing (plural bitewings)
  1. (dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations. Categories (topical): Dentistry Translations (bitewing): purusiiveke (Finnish), ᐃᖅᓯᕐᐸᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᐅᕈᑎ (iqsirpannot tarralioroti) (Inuktitut)

Inflected forms

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