incisor
(in-sī′zŏr)
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[L. incisor, a cutter]
1. Something that cuts, as a tool with a sharp cutting edge; a knife.
2. One of the cutting teeth; the four front teeth in each jaw of the adult.
SEE: anterior tooth; SEE: dentition
INCISORS
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Incisor." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747326/all/incisor.
Incisor. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747326/all/incisor. Accessed November 3, 2024.
Incisor. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747326/all/incisor
Incisor [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/747326/all/incisor.
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