Medical term:
incisors
incisor
(I) [in-si´zor]1. adapted for cutting.
2. incisor tooth; see tooth.
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in·ci·sor tooth
[TA]a tooth with a chisel-shaped crown and a single conical tapering root; there are four of these teeth in the anterior part of each jaw, in both the deciduous and the permanent dentitions.
Synonym(s): dens incisivus [TA], incisor
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incisor
(ĭn-sī′zər)n.
A tooth adapted for cutting or gnawing, located at the front of the mouth along the apex of the dental arch.
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in·ci·sor tooth
(in-sī'zŏr tūth) [TA]A tooth with a chisel-shaped crown and a single conic tapering root; there are four of these teeth in the anterior part of each jaw, in both the deciduous and the permanent dentitions (e.g., central and lateral teeth).
Synonym(s): dens incisivus [TA] , incisor.
Synonym(s): dens incisivus [TA] , incisor.
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incisor
One of the four central teeth of each jaw, with cutting edges for biting pieces off food. The incisors are situated immediately in front of the canine teeth.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
incisor
a front, chisel-shaped tooth in mammals, normally used for cutting or gnawing purposes. In some species incisors continue to grow throughout life - for example, gnawing rodents and rabbits have ‘persistent pulps'where the pulp cavity remains open throughout life - while in other species they are modified as tusks.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
in·ci·sor tooth
(in-sī'zŏr tūth) [TA]Tooth with a chisel-shaped crown and a single conic tapering root; there are four of these teeth in anterior part of each jaw, in both deciduous and permanent dentitions.
Synonym(s): dens incisivus; incisor [TA] .
Synonym(s): dens incisivus; incisor [TA] .
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