incisive teeth
1incisive — incisively, adv. incisiveness, n. /in suy siv/, adj. 1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice. 2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute: an incisive method of summarizing the issue. 3. adapted for cutting or …
2incisive — /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv / (say in suysiv) adjective 1. penetrating, trenchant, or biting: an incisive tone of voice. 2. sharp; keen; acute. 3. adapted for cutting: the incisive teeth. {Medieval Latin incīsīvus} –incisively, adverb –incisiveness, noun …
3incisive fossa — n a depression on the front of the maxillary bone above the incisor teeth * * * 1. f. incisiva. 2. a shallow depression on the anterior surface of the maxilla above the incisor teeth, to which the depressor septi nasi muscle is attached; called… …
4Incisive foramen — Infobox Bone Name = Incisive foramen Latin = foramina incisiva GraySubject = 38 GrayPage = 162 Caption = The bony palate and alveolar arch. Caption2 = Base of skull. Inferior surface. System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = f 12… …
5incisive — 1. Cutting; having the power to cut. 2. Relating to the incisor teeth. * * * in·ci·sive in sī siv adj INCISAL also of, relating to, or situated near the incisors * * * in·ci·sive (in siґsiv) [L. incisivus] 1. having the power or quality of… …
6incisive canal of mandible — an extension of the mandibular canal, leading forward to the symphysis inferiorly to the incisor teeth …
7incisive plexus — a branch of the inferior dental plexus, innervating the canine and incisor teeth of the lower jaw …
8incisive — in ci·sive || ɪn saɪsɪv adj. sharp, cutting; penetrating; of or pertaining to the incisors (teeth adapted for cutting) …
9incisive foramen — noun : a pit or in some animals two pits just behind the incisor teeth transmitting the nasopalatine nerves and the greater palatin artery …
10incisive fossa — noun : a depression on the front of the maxillary bone above the incisor teeth …
