- dens molaris tertius
- [TA] third molar tooth: the last tooth on each side of each jaw. See under tooth.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
dens molaris tertius
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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
