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Definition of Gingivae
1. gingiva [n] - See also: gingiva
Medical Definition of Gingivae
1. The gums of the mouth. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gingivae
Literary usage of Gingivae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Diseases and Treatment of the Investing Tissues of the Teeth by Arthur Davenport Black (1916)
"In fact, this seems to be the principal function of the gingivae. ... It is
important that we be familiar with the nomenclature of the gingivae and ..."
2. Descriptive anatomy of the human teeth by Greene Vardiman Black (1897)
"As age advances, the gingivae become shorter, showing more of the crown, ...
The gingivae also fill the inter-proximate spaces in the form of septa passing ..."
3. Surgery and diseases of the mouth and jaws: A Practical Treatise on the by Vilray Papin Blair (1917)
"The epithelium of the gingivae is thicker and the cells are more closely packed
... It will thus be noted that the gingivae are adapted for hard usage and ..."
4. Clinical Rheumatology: A Problem-oriented Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Roland W. Moskowitz (1921)
"These are much more strongly marked on the lingual than on the labial gingivae,
because in mastication the lingual gingivae receives more pressure of food, ..."
5. The International Journal of Orthodontia (1916)
"Any degree of impingement upon the free gingivae or the septal tissues must and
does result in a peripheral gingivitis and ..."
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