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A retroflexion of the face at the front of the palate in primates.
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A pair of lip piercings, like snakebites but above the lips rather than below.
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(zoology) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.
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A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
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An upper tooth that protrudes further than the bottom teeth.
n
A muscle moving the nictitating membrane, as in birds.
n
Either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.
adv
(anatomy) towards the feet (only in humans); inferior.
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(anatomy) Any tooth that falls out as later teeth grow in or as other existing teeth move to take its place.
n
(dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
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The quality, in phonetics, of being formed by the aid of the teeth.
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(phonology) The quality of being dental.
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Alternative form of dentil [(architecture) Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.]
n
(archaic, rare) A wash for cleaning the teeth.
n
a set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit
n
(anatomy) A narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe.
n
Alternative spelling of philtrum [(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.]
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(dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
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A condition where the (front) teeth are set too far forward in the mouth.
adj
exhibiting a gap where a tooth is missing, as of a child who has lost a baby tooth, or an adult who has lost a permanent tooth
n
(anatomy) a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone
adj
(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the incisors.
adj
(zoology, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or having an incus (bone of the middle ear).
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(ornithology) An interscapular feather.
n
(zootomy) A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone.
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Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
adj
Of, or pertaining to, the mastodont
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
adj
(zoology) In the middle of the rostrum (beak)
n
(medicine) Microretrognathia.
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(dentistry) Abnormal dentition.
adj
Of or relating to the molar teeth, or to grinding.
adj
Of or pertaining to odontography.
n
The study of the structure and development of teeth
adj
Moving backward and forward, as the underjaw does during mastication.
n
Failure of the teeth to erupt from the gums.
adj
Apparently, but not actually, dental.
n
The spatial distribution of different types of enamel on a tooth
n
(anatomy) A bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.
n
(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.
n
A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
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(chiefly derogatory) Someone who draws teeth; a dentist.
n
One who extracts teeth with instruments; a dentist.
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(uncommon) Alternative form of tooth pad [A (contiguous or segmented) patch or band, in the mouths of some fish, containing rows of teeth.]
n
A malocclusion, in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones
n
(dentistry) The state of being undererupted, with less of the tooth visible than is normal.
adj
(biology) Pertaining to or resembling a creature's nail, claw or hoof; unguinal.
v
(transitive) To remove the teeth from.
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(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.
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