Incremental: alternatives and connections

The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus

an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all m…

To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to bishop an old horse or his teeth.

The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mou…

a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick te…

Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and progressive emaciation. It was so…

Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; -- applied to the growth of corals.

Deeply indented; having large teeth; thus, a fess dancette has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon.

Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of evergr…

Of or pertaining to dentine.

abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth

steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income)

The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, bu…

A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spect…

a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping th…

Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.