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dentition
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dentition has 2 senses
- dentition(n = noun.process) odontiasis, teething - the eruption through the gums of baby teeth; Array is a kind of development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
- dentition(n = noun.body) teeth - the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal; Array has particulars: primary dentition, secondary dentition
has particulars: precocious dentition
is a part of mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
is a kind of set
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dentition, n.
1 the type, number, and arrangement of teeth in a species etc.
2 the cutting of teeth; teething.
1 the type, number, and arrangement of teeth in a species etc.
2 the cutting of teeth; teething.
Etymology
L dentitio f. dentire to teethe
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