supracrestal

English

Etymology

From supra- +‎ crestal.

Adjective

supracrestal (not comparable)

1. Above a crest
   • 2015, Nora SILVA et al., “Host response mechanisms in periodontal diseases”, in Journal of Applied Oral Science‎^[1], volume 23, →DOI:

     Widespread manifestations of active episodes of periodontal disease may be associated with variations in the supracrestal inflammatory cell populations, where significantly higher number of mast cells, monocytes/macrophages and plasma cells are present in active sites when compared with inactive sites.