Etymology

mesiodens

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Today it means: A supernumerary malformed, peg-like tooth occurring between the maxillary central incisors. Full definition →

Latin dens
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  1. Latin · derived fromdens“tooth”
  2. English todaymesiodens

From mesio- + Latin dens (“tooth”).

Words from the same roots

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