incisor

incisor definition - medical

in·ci·sor (ĭn-sīˈzər)

noun
Any of the four teeth adapted for cutting or gnawing, having a chisel-shaped crown and a single conical root and located in the front part of both jaws in both deciduous and permanent dentitions.

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