dentigerous
[ den-tij-er-uhs ]
adjectiveAnatomy.
having teeth.
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The follicular odontoma, also known as a dentigerous cyst, is derived from the distension of a tooth follicle.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander MilesThere are three distinct examples of the occiput and fragments of the dentigerous portion of three mandibles.
Through the Heart of Patagonia | H. Hesketh PrichardThe dentigerous processes are characteristically large and angular and bear numerous teeth.
In contrast to Osteocephalus, the dentigerous processes of the prevomers are curved, rather than angular in Phrynohyas.
A dentigerous cyst appears as a smooth, rounded, and painless swelling, usually in the region of the molar teeth.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
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