Taber's Medical Dictionary
Burton line
(bŭrt′ŏns )
[Henry Burton, Brit. physician, 1799-1849]
A blue line along the margin of the gingiva visible in chronic lead poisoning.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Burton Line." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756893/all/Burton_line.
Burton line. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756893/all/Burton_line. Accessed April 2, 2026.
Burton line. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756893/all/Burton_line
Burton Line [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 02]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/756893/all/Burton_line.
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