wisdom tooth

  • 11wisdom tooth — wis·dom tooth wiz dəm n the third molar that is the last tooth to erupt on each side of the upper and lower human jaw * * * the third molar tooth on each side of either jaw, which erupts normally around the age of 20. * * * third molar t …

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  • 12wisdom tooth — /ˈwɪzdəm tuθ/ (say wizduhm toohth) noun the third molar tooth; the last tooth in each quadrant of the jaw; the last tooth to erupt (usually between the ages of 17 and 25) …

  • 13wisdom tooth — wis·dom tooth || ‚wɪzdÉ™m‚tuːθ grinding most internal tooth which grows during adolescence and usually has to be removed for the teeth to grow straight …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 14wisdom tooth — noun Etymology: from being cut usually in the late teens Date: 1824 the third molar that is the last tooth to erupt on each side of the upper and lower jaws in humans …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15wisdom tooth — the third molar tooth on each side of either jaw, which erupts normally around the age of 20 years …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 16wisdom tooth — The last tooth to come in at the back of each side of the upper and lower jaws. These teeth usually come in between 17 and 23 years of age, but not everyone has them. Also called third molar …

    English dictionary of cancer terms

  • 17wisdom tooth — noun One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18 24 …

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  • 18wisdom tooth — noun each of the four hindmost molars in humans, which usually appear at about the age of twenty …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19wisdom tooth — noun (C) one of the four large teeth at the back of your mouth that do not grow until you are an adult …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20ˈwisdom ˌtooth — noun [C] one of the four large teeth that grow at the back of your mouth when you are an adult …

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