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deciduous tooth
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Noun
deciduous tooth (plural deciduous teeth)
- (anatomy) Any tooth that falls out as later teeth grow in or as other existing teeth move to take its place.
- (particularly) (anatomy) A baby tooth or milk tooth which is replaced by later permanent teeth in animals displaying diphyodonty.
Translations
baby tooth — see milk tooth
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