Dentition
[den'tiʃәn]
Definition
(noun.) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.
Checker: Prudence--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The development and cutting of teeth; teething.
(n.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.
Editor: Shanna
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Teething, cutting of the teeth.
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Examples
- The adult dentition is preceded by a widely different milk dentition. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Parents ought to carefully attend to the child’s second dentition. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It is generally recognized among physicians that all diseases of children are more difficult to treat during dentition than before or after. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
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