Medical Definition of Brown pellicle

1. A thin film (about 1 um), derived mainly from salivary glycoproteins, which forms over the surface of a cleansed tooth crown when it is exposed to the saliva. Synonym: acquired cuticle, acquired enamel cuticle, brown pellicle, posteruption cuticle. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brown Pellicle

brown induration of the lung
brown jolly
brown lacewing
brown layer
brown lemming
brown lung
brown noser
brown nosers
brown oak
brown oedema
brown onion sauce
brown oriole
brown out
brown outs
brown owl
brown pellicle (current term)
brown pine
brown power
brown rat
brown rats
brown recluse
brown recluse spider
brown recluse spiders
brown recluses
brown rice
brown root rot fungus
brown rot
brown rot gummosis
brown sauce
brown snail

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