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deciduous tooth

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milk tooth

–noun
one of the temporary teeth of a mammal that are replaced by the permanent teeth.


Origin:
1720–30
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Main Entry: deciduous tooth
Function: noun
: MILK TOOTH

Main Entry: milk tooth
Function: noun
: a temporary tooth of a young mammal; especially : one of the human dentition including four incisors, two canines,and four molars in each jaw which fall out during childhood and are replaced by the permanent teeth called also baby tooth, deciduous tooth, primary tooth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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deciduous tooth n.
Any of the teeth of the primary dentition. Also called baby tooth, milk tooth, primary tooth, temporary tooth.

milk tooth n.
See deciduous tooth.

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