Deciduous teeth — Baby teeth redirects here. For other uses, see Baby teeth (disambiguation). Deciduous teeth A six year old girl s deciduous teeth, which are beginning to fall out. Latin … Wikipedia
deciduous teeth — (Dentistry) primary teeth, baby teeth … English contemporary dictionary
deciduous teeth — see primary teeth … The new mediacal dictionary
deciduous dentition — deciduous teeth; see under tooth … Medical dictionary
Deciduous — For other uses, see Deciduous (disambiguation). Deciduous forest in autumn … Wikipedia
Deciduous (disambiguation) — The term deciduous is a biological process of losing or dropping appendages of the organism. Specifically, the term may refer to: deciduous trees, plants which shed their leaves regularly deciduous teeth (milk teeth, baby teeth), that fall out… … Wikipedia
teeth — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dentition, fangs, tusks; see tooth 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. molars, bicuspids, incisors, canines, *grinders, fangs, *pearly whites. WORD FIND • adolescence, last molars that erupt: wisdom teeth • baby or… … English dictionary for students
Deciduous — De*cid u*ous (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere to fall off; de + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] (Biol.) Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves (except of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deciduous — (adj.) 1680s, from L. deciduus that which falls off, from decidere to fall off, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + cadere to fall (see CASE (Cf. case) (n.1)). Originally with reference to leaves, petals, teeth, etc.; specific sense of … Etymology dictionary
deciduous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually. Contrasted with EVERGREEN(Cf. ↑evergreen). 2) (of teeth or horns) shed after a time. ORIGIN Latin deciduus, from decidere fall down or off … English terms dictionary
Models of deciduous teeth (A); deciduous canine (B); and deciduous second molar (C).
