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DECIDUOUS TOOTH

\dɪsˈɪdjuːəs tˈuːθ], \dɪsˈɪdjuːəs tˈuːθ], \d_ɪ_s_ˈɪ_d_j_uː_ə_s t_ˈuː_θ]\

Definitions of DECIDUOUS TOOTH

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The 20 teeth of the first dentition, which are shed and replaced by the permanent teeth, usually by the age of six years. All deciduous teeth are normally expected to erupt by the age of two and a half years.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

a tooth of the first dentition.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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