bitewing

[ bahyt-wing ]
/ ˈbaɪtˌwɪŋ /

noun Dentistry.

a holder for x-ray film with a projecting fin that is held between the teeth so as to show the crowns of the upper and lower teeth in one picture.

Origin of bitewing

First recorded in 1935–40; bite + wing

Words nearby bitewing

bite the hand that feeds you, bite-size, bitemporal hemianopsia, biteplate, biter, bitewing, bithynia, biting, biting louse, biting mania, biting midge

Medical definitions for bitewing

bitewing
[ bīt′wĭng′ ]

n.

A dental x-ray film having a central projection on which the teeth can close, holding it in position for the radiographic imagery of several upper and lower teeth simultaneously.