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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesextra-oral
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛk.stʁa.ɔ.ʁal
"Un examen extra-oral a été réalisé pour vérifier l'articulation de la mâchoire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Situated, occurring, or performed outside the mouth or oral cavity.
"The surgeon applied an extraoral fixation device to stabilize the jaw fracture." - 2
Relating to examinations or imaging techniques directed at facial or jaw structures from the outside of the mouth.
"An extraoral radiograph was taken to get a comprehensive view of the temporomandibular joint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix extra- meaning 'outside of' combined with the Latin os, oris meaning 'mouth', with the adjectival suffix -al. Formed in medical and dental nomenclature during the late 19th century to describe procedures, devices, or structures situated or occurring outside the oral cavity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Extraoral" is said worldwide
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extra-oral
Transliteration: ɛk.stʁa.ɔ.ʁal
"Un examen extra-oral a été réalisé pour vérifier l'articulation de la mâchoire."
extraoral
Transliteration: /ɛkstʁaʔoˈʁaːl/
"Die Kieferorthopädin verwendete ein extraorales Gerät zur Korrektur."
extraorale
Transliteration: /ɛkstraoˈrale/
"È stata eseguita una radiografia extraorale."
extraoral
Transliteration: /ekstɾaˈoɾal/
"Se colocó un aparato extraoral para corregir la maloclusión."
extraoral
Transliteration: /eʃtɾaowˈɾaw/
"O tratamento incluiu o uso de um dispositivo extraoral."
मुख के बाहर
Transliteration: mukh ke bahar
"यह एक मुख के बाहर की जाने वाली प्रक्रिया है।"
口外的
Transliteration: kǒu wài de
"医师为患者进行了口外检查。"
구외의
Transliteration: gu-oeui
"구외 장치를 사용하여 턱 교정을 진행했습니다."
口外の
Transliteration: kogai no
"顎関節の診断のために口外レントゲン撮影が行われました。"
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