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dentigerous

/den-tij-er-uhs/US // dɛnˈtɪdʒ ər əs //

有齿的,齿状的,齿状,齿状突起

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Anatomy.

    • : having teeth.

Examples

  • The follicular odontoma, also known as a dentigerous cyst, is derived from the distension of a tooth follicle.

  • There are three distinct examples of the occiput and fragments of the dentigerous portion of three mandibles.

  • The 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.