crestal

adj, noun — 2 senses

crestal

adj

Etymology From crest + -al.

1

That is situated on, or forms part of, a crest.

  • Microbial samples and peri-implant crestal bone levels of all implant sites were obtained before, during and after the breakdown period.2015 October 22, “Evaluation in a Dog Model of Three Antimicrobial Glassy Coatings: Prevention of Bone Loss around Implants and Microbial Assessments”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Derived terms
supracrestal

crestal

noun

Etymology From crest + -al.

1

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology A scale located on the crest.

  • In the arrangement of the crestals Shinisaurus closely resembles Xenosaurus (in which genus, however, the crestals are blunt and resemble ornamental tack heads) […]1955, Joel Asaph Allen, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, page 15:

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