incisor
IPA: ɪnsˈaɪzɝ
noun
- (anatomy, zootomy) A narrow-edged tooth at the front of the mouth of mammals, between the canines and adapted for cutting; in humans there are four in each jaw.
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Examples of "incisor" in Sentences
- In the brawl, Shevchenko lost an incisor.
- The upper incisors and canines are larger.
- The 3rd incisor is separated from the other two.
- First incisor with lingual and dorsal enamel ringlets.
- It is better to bare your incisors at the great apes in the zoo.
- We had a Power Bar with little incisor holes in it, some saliva.
- I touched the chipped edge of my incisor with the tip of my tongue.
- The incisor teeth meet with the thick hard dental pad of the upper jaw.
- In both groups, the upper incisors are absent in the permanent dentition.
- The root of the lower incisor is contained in a prominent capsular process.
- If your rabbit develops incisor malocclusion, it may have difficulty in eating.
- A lump had appeared under his chin and on examination one of his incisor teeth appeared abnormal.
- My bloody incisor, a miniature phallic symbol, I will pray to you for guidance, I will bow before you and ask forgiveness.
- First tooth arrives - a maxillary lateral incisor - though status-conscious parents describe it to relatives as a bicuspid.
- I smiled and waved but rolled my lips over my teeth, self-conscious of the chip in my incisor Seyyed had given me during a past argument.
- He’s a postcard president posturing for a good photo op and a one sentence sound bite so the chances of him severing his tongue with an incisor is minimized.
- He†™ s a postcard president posturing for a good photo op and a one sentence sound bite so the chances of him severing his tongue with an incisor is minimized.
- And so on the sprawling grounds of the twins festival, the Wickert twins were lost in a sea of identical twins dressed alike down to their shoelaces, twins so alike that in one case they share a similarly crooked right incisor.
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