disclusion

English

Etymology

From Latin disclusio, from discludere, disclusum (“to separate”). See disclose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkluːʒən/

Noun

disclusion

1. (obsolete) A shutting off; exclusion.
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     impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,

2. (dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.
3. (dentistry) Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.

Related terms

• disclude

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “disclusion”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)