The Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms - …

Akers PE Partial dentures. J Amer Dent Assoc 1928;15:717-22. ala \ā′la\ n, pl. alae (1738): a wing or a wing-like anatomic part or process— alar. adj. ala nasi \ä′la năs′ē\ n: in anatomy, the cartilaginous processes forming the wing-like flare of each nares. ala-tragus line \a′lah tră′gŭs līn\: ................
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