Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

movimento a cassetto (maxillofacial growth context)

English translation:

drawer movement

Added to glossary by Fuad Yahya
Mar 10, 2001 05:30
23 yrs ago
Italian term

movimento a cassetto (maxillofacial growth context)

Italian to English Medical
forward movement of dentoalveolar segment in growth. The term was in inverted commas i.e. ...'..un movimento alveolo-dentale superiore, detto "movimento a cassetto" '.

Proposed translations

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drawer movement

It is a forward "sliding" movement, analogous to the sliding of a drawer.

Fuad
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much - have a good weekend William"
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found" sliding movement" in grandictionnaire dental medicine SECTION

so it confirms Fuad's answer
also found "tilting movement" and "lateral excursion" excursion=movement so maybe "forward excursion"
hope it helps
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Fuad Yahya
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