单词 | periodontal ligament |
释义 | > as lemmasperiodontal ligament periodontal ligament n. the layer of connective tissue that attaches the root of a tooth to its alveolus (socket). ΚΠ 1962 Oral Surg., Oral Med., Oral Pathol. 15 785 (title) The prevalence, morphology, and distribution of epithelial rests in the human periodontal ligament. 1975 J. D. Manson Periodontics (ed. 3) xviii. 222 Orban and Weinmann (1942) coined the term ‘periodontosis’ believing that the condition represented a degeneration of the periodontal ligament. However, there is no evidence for that belief. 2002 Microsc. Res. & Technique 59 449 Mammalian periodontia are characterized by a gomphosis, an attachment of the tooth root in the alveolar bone socket via periodontal ligament fibers. < as lemmas |
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