alveololingual sulcus

alveololingual sulcus
the depression between the dental arch and the tongue.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …   Medical dictionary

  • groove — A narrow, elongate depression or furrow on any surface. SEE ALSO: sulcus. alveolobuccal g. the upper and lower half of the buccal vestibule on each side. SYN: alveolobuccal sulcus, gingivobuccal g., gingivobuccal sulcus. alveololabial g. 1. the… …   Medical dictionary

  • flange — That part of the denture base which extends from the cervical ends of the teeth to the border of the denture. buccal f. the portion of the f. of a denture that occupies the buccal vestibule …   Medical dictionary

  • retromylohyoid space — the part of the alveololingual sulcus just lingual to the retromolar pad, and posterior to the lingual tuberosity …   Medical dictionary

  • Surco (anatomía) — En anatomía humana, un surco o hendidura ([TA]: sulcus) es un término general usado para toda ranura o repliegue, especialmente las de la superficie de la corteza cerebral que separan circunvoluciones.[1] También se conoce especialmente como… …   Wikipedia Español

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