abfraction

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Synonyms: abstraction, attraction, refraction, infraction, abaction, fraction, abreaction, affriction, effraction, subfraction

Antonyms: abstraction, attraction, refraction, infraction, abaction, fraction, abreaction, affriction, effraction, subfraction

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dentistry}} A proposed mechanism for [[noncarious]] tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to [[biomechanical]] stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.
2. An instance of tooth tissue loss via this mechanism.

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