jaw+tooth

  • 21Tooth (human) — For other uses of tooth or teeth , see Tooth (disambiguation). Teeth An adult human s teeth …

    Wikipedia

  • 22Tooth — Infobox Anatomy Name = Teeth Caption = An adult human s teeth. Caption2 = CGI posterior view of teeth taken from inside of mouthTeeth (singular, Tooth) are small whitish structures found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates that are used… …

    Wikipedia

  • 23Tooth fairy — For other uses, see Tooth Fairy (disambiguation). The tooth fairy is the concept of a fairy which gives a child a gift in exchange for a tooth that has come out. A child typically leaves the tooth under their pillow for the fairy to take while… …

    Wikipedia

  • 24jaw — jaw1 jawless, adj. /jaw/, n. 1. either of two bones, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the mouth. 2. the part of the face covering these bones, the mouth, or the mouth parts collectively: My jaw is swollen. 3. jaws, anything… …

    Universalium

  • 25Tooth — The structures within the mouth that allow for biting and chewing. Teeth have different shapes, depending on their purpose. The sharp canine and frontal teeth allow for biting, while the flattened, thick molars in the back of the mouth provide… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 26Tooth (animal) — Teeth in animals vary greatly. Some animals, such as turtles and tortoises, are toothless. Other animals, such as sharks, may go through many teeth in their lifetime. The multiple replacement of teeth is known as polyphedont. Since the appearance …

    Wikipedia

  • 27tooth — /tuθ / (say toohth) noun (plural teeth /tiθ / (say teeth)) 1. (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defence,… …

  • 28Tooth, wisdom — Large molars in the very back of the jaw. The human jaw has changed in size over the course of evolution, but these teeth continue to erupt in many individuals. If the jaw is too small to accommodate them, they may cause pain or crowd other teeth …

    Medical dictionary

  • 29jaw — [[t]dʒɔ[/t]] n. 1) anat. either of two tooth bearing bones or bony structures, the mandible or maxilla, forming the framework of the vertebrate mouth 2) anat. the part of the face covering these bones 3) jaws, anything resembling a pair of jaws… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30Tooth root — The lower two thirds of a tooth. The roots are normally buried in bone, and serve to anchor the tooth in position. They are covered with a thin layer of bone, and insert into sockets in the bone of the jaw …

    Medical dictionary