Meaning of bitewing

bite•wing

Pronunciation: (bīt'wing"), [key]

— n. Dentistry.

a holder for x-ray film with a projecting fin that is held between the teeth so as to show the crowns of the upper and lower teeth in one picture.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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bitewing (Thesaurus)

bite-size bit gauge

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