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Webster 1913 Edition


Disclusion

Dis-clu′sion

,
Noun.
[L.
disclusio
, fr.
discludere
,
disclusum
, to separate. See
Disclose
.]
A shutting off; exclusion.
[Obs.]
Dr. H. More.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disclusion

DISCLUSION

,
Noun.
Discluzhun. [L.] An emission; a throwing out. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


disclusion

disclusion

English

Noun

disclusion

  1. (obsolete) A shutting off; exclusion.
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  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.

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