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dentition

noun

  1. development and arrangement of teeth
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɛnˈtɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).

  1. The set of natural teeth of an individual
  2. The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual

    Can a medical man say just exactly from the necessarily hurried examination he must give of the mouth, and without a special dental knowledge, what constitutes a good dentition?

  3. An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth

    As mentioned dentition of bivalves, i.e. teeth and sockets, occur on the vertical portion of the hinge plates of the two valves, which are in contact with each other when the shell is closed.

  4. The process of growing teeth; teething