DENTITION

dentition, teeth

(noun) the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

teething, dentition, odontiasis

(noun) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dentition (countable and uncountable, plural dentitions)

The set of natural teeth of an individual

The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual

An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth

The process of growing teeth; teething

Source: Wiktionary


Den*ti"tion, n. Etym: [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See Dentist.]

1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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