crown

crown definition - medical

crown (kroun)

noun
  1. The top or highest part of bodily structure, especially the head.
  2. The part of a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line.
  3. An artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth.
verb
  1. To put a crown on a tooth.
  2. To reach a stage in labor when a large segment of the fetal scalp is visible at the vaginal orifice. Used of a fetus or the head of a fetus.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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