supracrestal

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English

Etymology

From supra- +‎ crestal.

Adjective

supracrestal (not comparable)

  1. 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.