Disclusion

//dɪsˈkluːʒən// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shutting off; exclusion. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,"

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

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"impressed in the Brain, the composition of them, and disclusion and various disposal of them, is plainly an arbitrarious act,"

Etymology

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

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lower jaw

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