subgingival

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adjective

Beneath the gumline (gingival margin).

Opposite
supragingival
OriginEnglish gingival ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

adjectivesubgingival (comparative more subgingival, superlative most subgingival)

comparative more subgingival · superlative most subgingival

  1. Beneath the gumline (gingival margin).

    Additionally, the more subgingival the restorative margin, the more tooth is reduced.

    2017, Jose-Luis Ruiz, Supra-Gingival Minimally Invasive Dentistry, page 13

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
supragingival

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishgingival
  7. Englishsubgingival

From sub- + gingival.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with subgingival

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Cite this entry
APA

subgingival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgingival

MLA

“subgingival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgingival. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subgingival,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgingival.

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