Definition: 'Overhang'
overhang
Type: TermPronunciation: ō′vĕr-hang
Definitions:
1. An excess of dental filling material beyond the cavity margin or normal tooth contour.
2. The unpaired end portion of one strand of a double-stranded nucleic acid chain.
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