dentition

English

Etymology

From Latin dentītiō (“teething, dentition”).

Noun

dentition (countable and uncountable; plural dentitions)

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
3. The process of growing teeth; teething

Translations

set of natural teeth

Chinese: Mandarin: 齒列 (zh), 齿列 (zh), 牙列 (zh), 齒系 (zh), 齿系 (zh), 牙系 (zh) Finnish: hampaisto (fi), hampaat (fi) pl.

Greek: οδοντοστοιχία (el) (odontostoichía) f. Irish: déad (ga) m. Italian: dentizione (it) f.

type and arrangement of normal teeth

Chinese: Mandarin: 齒列 (zh), 齿列 (zh), 牙列 (zh), 齒系 (zh), 齿系 (zh), 牙系 (zh) Finnish: hampaisto (fi), hampaat (fi) pl., hammaskaava (fi)

Greek: οδοντοστοιχία (el) (odontostoichía) f. Irish: déadeagar (ga) m. Italian: dentizione (it) f.

process of growing teeth — see teething

See also

• Dentition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia