ectomolare

noun

ec·​to·​mo·​lare

¦ektōmō¦la(a)rē

plural -s

anthropology

: the most lateral point on the exterior surface of the alveolar border

Word History

Etymology

ect- + -molare (irregular from Latin molaris molar)

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