interfirst
English edit
Etymology edit
From inter- + first. A recent coinage; see usage notes.
Adjective edit
interfirst (not comparable)
- (nonstandard) Between the members of the first pair of specified things (such as premolars or molars).
- 2015, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida et al., “Dentoalveolar mandibular changes with self-ligating versus conventional bracket systems: A CBCT and dental cast study”, in Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics[1], volume 20, :
- Further corroborating these findings, Vajaria el al 11 also found expansion in interfirst premolar distances.