premolar

priːˈməʊlər

Definition

Definition of premolar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

oral anatomy

TECH.

bicuspid tooth between canine and molar, eight in adult humans

TECH.

Humans have eight premolars between the canines and molars.

glance

peek

Adjective

dental

TECH.

relating to the teeth between the molars and canines

TECH.

The dentist examined the premolar tooth for signs of decay..

dental

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Origin of premolar

Latin, prae (before) + molaris (grinding)

Terms with premolar included in their meaning

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cheek tooth

dental

molar or premolar tooth used for grinding food

back tooth

molar or premolar

any of the large teeth located at the back of the mouth

carnassial

adj.

dentistry

describing the last upper premolar and first lower molar

Examples of premolar in a sentence

Food particles were trapped around the upper left premolar.
He felt pain in his premolar area.
The premolar region needs special attention during brushing.

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French:prémolaire, ...
German:Prämolar, ...
Italian:premolare, intermedio tra canini e molari, ...
Spanish:premolar, de premolares, ...
Portuguese:pré-molar, premolar, ...
Chinese:前磨牙, 前磨牙的, ...
Japanese:小臼歯, 小臼歯の, ...
Arabic:سِنّ ضَاحِك, ضاحِكِيّ, ...
Hebrew:קְדַם טוֹחֶנֶת, פְּרֵימוֹלָרִי, ...
Russian:премоляр, премолярный, ...
Ukrainian:премоляр, між моляром і іклом, ...
Hindi:प्रिमोलर, अग्रचर्वण, ...
Bengali:প্রিমোলার দাঁত, প্রিমোলার, ...
Catalan:premolar, entre els molars i els canins, ...
Czech:třenový zub, třenový, ...
Danish:præmolar, mellem kindtænder og hjørnetænder, ...
Dutch:premolaar, voorkies, ...
Greek:προγόμφιος, μεταξύ γομφίων και κυνόδοντων, ...
Hungarian:kisőrlő, fogelőzápas, ...
Khmer:ធ្មេញថ្គាមមុខ, មុនថ្គាម, ...
Korean:소구치, 소구치의, ...
Persian:دندان پرمولر, پیش آسیایی, ...
Polish:przedtrzonowiec, przedtrzonowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-molar, premolar, ...
Romanian:premolar, de premolar, ...
Swedish:premolar, mellan molar och hörntand, ...
Thai:ฟันกรามน้อย, ระหว่างฟันกรามและฟันเขี้ยว, ...
Turkish:küçük azı dişi, ön azı dişi, ...
Vietnamese:răng tiền hàm, giữa răng hàm và răng nanh, ...

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Definition of premolar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

Origin of premolar

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Examples of premolar in a sentence

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