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DENTES POSTERIORES [1 record]

Record 1 2024-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
OBS

The maxillary and mandibular premolars and molars.

OBS

posterior tooth: The English and Latin designations are found in the plural (posterior teeth, dentes posteriores) in the Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • posterior teeth
  • dentes posteriores

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
CONT

Les vingt [...] dents positionnées vers l'arrière de la bouche sont dites postérieures. Elles ont une surface qui permet de mastiquer, d'écraser la nourriture.

OBS

dent postérieure : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

La désignation latine se trouve au pluriel (dentes posteriores) dans la Terminologia Anatomica.

Key term(s)
  • dentes posteriores

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Boca
DEF

Premolares y molares superiores e inferiores.

OBS

En la primera dentición, todos los dientes posteriores son molares.

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