overlay
(ō′vĕr-lā″)
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1. An addition superimposed upon an already existing state.
2. In dentistry, a cast restoration for the occlusal surface of one or more cusps of a tooth but not a three-quarter or full-cast crown.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Overlay." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750838/1/overlay.
Overlay. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750838/1/overlay. Accessed January 21, 2025.
Overlay. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750838/1/overlay
Overlay [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 January 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/750838/1/overlay.
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