A tooth that is typically long and pointed and bearing a single cusp. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: cuspis dentis canine tooth
Term information
- SCTID:88719004
- SCTID:420817000
- MESH:D003481
- UMLS:C0010482 (ncithesaurus:Canine_Tooth)
- FMA:55636
- GAID:1262
- NCIT:C32258
- Wikipedia:Canine_tooth
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eyeteeth
canine (tooth)
dentes canini
dens caninus
canine teeth
canine eminence
eye teeth
fang
eye tooth
dogtooth (anatomy)
eyetooth
Most species that develop them normally have four per individual, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by its incisors; humans and dogs are examples. In most animals, canines are the anterior-most teeth in the maxillary bone. The four canines in humans are the two maxillary canines and the two mandibular canines.
Term relations
- calcareous tooth
- has part some cusp of tooth
- in taxon some (not Muroidea)
- in taxon some Mammalia
- has quality some unicuspidate