Teeth
390. Teeth
See also 14. ANATOMY ; 51. BODY, HUMAN .
- acrodontism
- the condition of having teeth without roots attached to the alveolar ridge of the jaws, as in certain animals. —acrodont, adj.
- bruxism
- the habit of purposelessly grinding one’s teeth, especially during sleep. Also called bruxomania .
- cariosity
- the condition of being decayed or carious, especially with regard to teeth.
- dedentition
- the shedding of teeth.
- dentition
- the production or cutting of teeth; teething. Also called odontogeny .
- dentology
- odontology.
- endodontics, endodontia
- the branch of dentistry concerned with diseases of the dental pulp and removal of the dental pulp, the nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity; root canal therapy. Also endodontology. —endodontist , n.
- endodontology
- endodontics.
- exodontia
- the branch of dentistry concerned with the extraction of teeth. —exodontist, n.
- gomphiasis
- a condition of the teeth in which they become loose, especially the molars.
- odontogeny
- dentition. —odontogenic, adj.
- odontography
- a treatise describing or giving the history of teeth. —odontographic, adj.
- odontology
- 1. the science that studies teeth and their surrounding tissues, especially the prevention and cure of their diseases.
- 2. dentistry. Also called dentology . —odontologist , n. —odontological , adj.
- odontophobia
- an abnormal fear of teeth, especially of animal teeth.
- orthodontics, orthodontia
- the branch of dentistry that studies the prevention and correction of irregular teeth. —orthodontist , n. —orthodontic, adj.
- periodontics, periodontia
- the branch of dentistry that studies and treats disease of the bone, connecting tissue, and gum surrounding a tooth. —periodontist, n. —periodontic, adj.
- prophylactodontics, prophylactodontia
- preventive dentistry. —prophylactodontist, n. —prophylactodontic, adj.
- prosthodontia
- the branch of dentistry concerned with the replacement of missing teeth with dentures, bridges, etc. —prosthodontist , n.
- ulatrophia, ulatrophy
- a shrinking or wasting away of the gums.
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Platypus at play
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/15/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...were watching four platypuses at play. Each...hope of spotting a platypus in the wild and...visitors can spot platypuses, but it is the...platform. Tips on platypus viewing Best times of the year: Platypuses are highly active...
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Platypus Is Even More Strange Than It Looks
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 5/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...checked, it's platypuses - are more like...WILSON: A male platypus has five X chromosomes...like genes, the platypus also has reptile-like genes. Male platypuses make a kind of...studied sleeping platypuses. Dr. SIEGEL...is that in the platypus, the REM sleep...
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Platypus Technology Announces Executive Appointment; Industry Veteran, Bill Armitage Named Chief Executive Officer.
Business Wire; 10/28/2002; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002 Platypus Technology, the high-performance solid...Armitage as Chief Executive Officer of Platypus. With more than twenty years in the...technology industry, Mr. Armitage brings to Platypus a rare mixture of both high-level thinking...
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Platypus Genome Found Fittingly Strange; Cobbled-Together Creature Yields New Evolutionary Insights [Correction 5/14/08]
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...milk, which the platypus does in mammalian...Wilson said, the platypus genome offers...about things like platypuses," Wilson said...how we work." Platypuses (preferred over "platypi" in U.S...sequenced. The platypus inhabits an isolated...
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Platypus Genome Sequenced, Unlocking Secrets Of Evolution.
Magazine article from: Space Daily; 5/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...May 13, 2008 By any account, the platypus is an odd creature. It's got a broad...international effort to sequence the platypus genome. It reveals evolutionary secrets...mammal nor typical reptile. In fact, the platypus is a member of a mammalian species called...
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Platypus genome holds key to mammalian evolution
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...in existence - the duck-billed platypus. And now they know why it is part...part reptile and part mammal. The platypus represents the earliest offshoot...features. "At first glance, the platypus appears as if it was the result...
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Platypus Technology Announces Channel Strategy to Aid Delivery Of Solid-State Storage to the Masses.
Business Wire; 12/3/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2001 Platypus Technology, the high-performance storage...across a wide variety of industries. The Platypus Partnership Program incorporates several...been appointed as channel partners for Platypus' solid-state storage systems. Platypus...
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Platypus Technology Enhances its Senior Management Team With the Addition of Two Industry Veterans.
Business Wire; 11/13/2001; 700+ words
; ...Vice President of North American Sales Platypus Technology, the high-performance storage...president of North American sales, to Platypus Technology's senior management team...performance storage industry. Cameron joins Platypus Technology with considerable management...
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Vic: Platypus reintroduction project a success
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 4/8/2004; 503 words
; ...out a population of platypus at Cardinia Creek in...Today, three juvenile platypuses were reintroduced into...Victoria. Australian Platypus Conservancy's Geoff...eating so well." The platypuses were taken from the...which both have large platypus populations. "When...
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The platypus: bird? Reptile? Mammal? No one knew what to call it. (Science In Action).
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; The platypus is a furry, four-footed animal that...of discovering and understanding the platypus was so difficult that it went on for...The first scientific description of the platypus was made from a preserved skin sent back...
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Platypus
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...the order Monotremata, the male platypus has spurs on each ankle connected...poisonous spurs to attack prey, the platypus only uses them against other platypuses or predators. The duck-billed platypus feeds on insect larvae, snails...
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platypus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...year of age. The adult male platypus is about 2 ft (60 cm) long...is slightly smaller. The platypus is found from tropical swamps...at the surface or on land. Platypuses live in pairs in simple burrows...of the mammary glands. The platypus is classified in the phylum...
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duck-billed platypus
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
duck-billed platypus See platypus
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Monotremata
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
...An order comprising the duck-billed platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus , see ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE...older than the Pleistocene , but a fossil platypus, Obdurodon , is known from the Miocene...the early 1990s teeth of an undoubted platypus-like form, Monotrematum sudamericanum...
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Monotremes
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...the Ornithorhynchidae, including the platypus, and the Tachyglossidae, including...the egg and care for the young. The platypus does not develop a pouch and typically...pouch or from the abdominal fur of the platypus. A three to six month period of maternal...
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