See Also: dens caninus(medicine)
musculus caninus(medicine)
spasmus caninus(medicine)
risus caninus(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
dens(medicine)
pit of atlas for dens(medicine)
dens permanens(medicine)
dens deciduus(medicine)
dens in dente(medicine)

dens caninus (medicine)


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canine tooth
<dentistry> A tooth having a crown of thick conical shape and a long, slightly flattened conical root; there are two canine teeth in each jaw, one on either side adjacent to the distal surface of the lateral incisors, in both the deciduous and the permanent dentition.

Synonym: dens caninus, canine, cuspid tooth, cuspidate tooth, cuspid, dens angularis, dens cuspidatus, eye tooth.