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DECIDUOUS TEETH [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
  • The Mouth
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, which erupts between 6-24 months of life.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • deciduous teeth
  • dentes decidui

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
  • Cavité buccale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Chacune des dents appartenant à la première dentition.

OBS

dent déciduale : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • dentes decidui

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Boca
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

diente de leche; diente temporal: Términos utilizados generalmente en plural.

Key term(s)
  • dientes de leche
  • dientes temporales
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