supracrestal
English
Etymology
supra- + crestal
Adjective
supracrestal (not comparable)
- Above a crest
- 2015, Nora SILVA et al., “Host response mechanisms in periodontal diseases”, in Journal of Applied Oral Science, volume 23, DOI::
- Widespread manifestations of active episodes of periodontal disease may be associated with variations in the supracrestal inflammatory cell populations, where significantly higher number of mast cells, monocytes/macrophages and plasma cells are present in active sites when compared with inactive sites.
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