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DENTES [1 record]

Record 1 2023-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Any of the hard calcified structures set in the alveolar processes of the mandible and maxilla ...

OBS

dens; tooth: designations also found in the plural (dentes, teeth) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • dentes
  • teeth

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Un des organes de la bouche, de couleur blanchâtre, durs et calcaires, implantés sur le bord libre des deux maxillaires.

OBS

dent : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

dens : désignation aussi trouvée au pluriel (dentes) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • dentes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es)
dens
Latin, see observation
DEF

Cuerpo duro que, engastado en las mandíbulas [...] de muchos [vertebrados], queda descubierto en parte, para servir como órgano de masticación o de defensa.

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