Medical Definition of Indirect retainer

1. A part of a removable partial denture which assists the direct retainer's in preventing occlusal displacement of the distal extension bases by functioning through lever action on the opposite side of the fulcrum line. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indirect Retainer

indirect liquefaction
indirect maternal death
indirect nuclear division
indirect object
indirect objects
indirect ophthalmoscope
indirect ophthalmoscopy
indirect placentography
indirect pulp capping
indirect pupillary reaction
indirect quotation
indirect quotations
indirect rays
indirect reacting bilirubin
indirect request
indirect retainer (current term)
indirect retention
indirect speech
indirect tax
indirect technique
indirect transfusion
indirect transmission
indirect vision
indirected
indirection
indirections
indirectly
indirectness
indirectnesses
indiretin

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