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WISDOM TOOTH [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
dens molaris tertius
Latin
dens serotinus
Latin
CONT

Wisdom teeth erupt in the very back of [the] mouth, just behind [the] second molars.

OBS

third molar tooth; dens molaris tertius: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
dens molaris tertius
Latin
dens serotinus
Latin
CONT

Les troisièmes dents molaires, aussi appelées «dents de sagesse», apparaissent entre 17 et 25 ans.

OBS

troisième dent molaire; troisième molaire : désignations dérivées de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

dens molaris tertius : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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