incisor
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zər noun Dentistry.
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
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incisor (ɪnˈsaɪzə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a chisel-edged tooth at the front of the mouth. In man there are four in each jaw | |
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Incisor
is always a great word to know.
So is soft palate. Does it mean:
| the roof of the mouth, consisting of a hard palate and a soft palate that separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity |
| the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion |
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Word Origin & History
incisor
"cutting tooth," 1672, from M.L. incisor, lit. "that which cuts into," from L. incisus, pp. of incidere (see incision).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
incisor in·ci·sor (ĭn-sī'zər)
n.
Any of the four teeth adapted for cutting or gnawing, having a chisel-shaped crown and a single conical root and located in the front part of both jaws in both deciduous and permanent dentitions.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| incisor (ĭn-sī'zər) Pronunciation Key
A sharp-edged tooth in mammals that is adapted for cutting or gnawing. The incisors are located in the front of the mouth between the canine teeth. |
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Example sentences
She also identified another tooth, an upper incisor, from the same collection.
Lower jaw shows goldwork, right lower lateral incisor and also goldwork on the canines.
Natal teeth generally develop on the lower gum, where the central incisor teeth will appear.
She had this horrendous, painful-looking dental abscess, caused by a diseased upper left incisor.
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