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occlusion
(redirected from balanced occlusion)

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occlusion [ə′klü·zhən]
(anatomy)
The relationship of the masticatory surfaces of the maxillary teeth to the masticatory surfaces of the mandibular teeth when the jaws are closed.
(computer science)
In computer vision, the obstruction of a view.
(engineering)
The retention of undissolved gas in a solid during solidification.
(medicine)
A closing or shutting up.
(meteorology)
(physics)
Adhesion of gas or liquid on a solid mass, or the trapping of a gas or liquid within a mass.
(physiology)
The deficit in muscular tension when two afferent nerves that share certain motor neurons in the central nervous system are stimulated simultaneously, as compared to the sum of tensions when the two nerves are stimulated separately.


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