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WISDOM TEETH

\wˈɪsdəm tˈiːθ], \wˈɪsdəm tˈiːθ], \w_ˈɪ_s_d_ə_m t_ˈiː_θ]\

Definitions of WISDOM TEETH

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The aftermost permanent tooth on each side in the maxilla and mandible.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Last molar teeth appearing after puberty.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

The four molar teeth which complete the permanent set in man, erupting much later than the others.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

The most posterior of the molar teeth, which appear about the eighteenth year. [Ang.-Sax.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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