PREMOLAR

premolar, bicuspid

(noun) a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

premolar (plural premolars)

A tooth situated in front of the molar teeth; especially a tooth in humans with two cusps which is between the canines and the molars (Latin: singular dens premolaris, plural dentes premolares)

Synonyms

• (a tooth): bicuspid

Adjective

premolar (not comparable)

Before a molar tooth, either in physical position or in its time of development; deciduous.

Anagrams

• premoral

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*mo"lar, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Situated in front of the molar teeth. --n.

Definition: An anterior molar tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See Tooth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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