adj 1  :  of or relating to a nerve center  2  :  of, relating to, or having a centromere  3  of dental occlusion  :  involving spatial relationships such that all teeth of both jaws meet in a normal manner and forces exerted by the lower on the upper jaw are perfectly distributed in the dental arch .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  san·da·rac 
 
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