dens molaris tertius

dens molaris tertius
[TA] third molar tooth: the last tooth on each side of each jaw. See under tooth.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • molaris tertius — wisdom tooth (dens serotinus [TA]) …   Medical dictionary

  • dens — 1. SYN: tooth. 2. A strong toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis, or epistropheus, around which the atlas rotates. SYN: d. axis [TA], odontoid process of epistropheus, odontoid process. [L.] dentes acustici …   Medical dictionary

  • dens serotinus — TA alternative for d. molaris tertius; see third molar tooth, under tooth …   Medical dictionary

  • molar tooth third — the tooth most distal to the medial line on either side in each jaw, so called because it is the last of the permanent dentition to erupt, usually at the age of 17 to 21 years. Called also wisdom t., third molar, dens molaris tertius [TA], and… …   Medical dictionary

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