dentigerous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dentigerous
Example Sentences
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Except in three dried skeletons, teeth were counted on dentigerous bones in situ.
From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John
The follicular odontoma, also known as a dentigerous cyst, is derived from the distension of a tooth follicle.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The angular and dentary of the lower jaw appear concurrently with the dentigerous bones.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
Argenteohyla bears small, slightly curved prevomerine dentigerous processes in contrast to the large, angular processes of Osteocephalus.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
A dentigerous cyst appears as a smooth, rounded, and painless swelling, usually in the region of the molar teeth.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
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