单词 | excretion-theory |
释义 | > as lemmasexcretion-theory c. Of the teeth: The (supposed) formation of the teeth by matter ‘excreted’ from the pulp. Hence attributive in excretion-theory. ΚΠ 1812 G. Cuvier Les Ossemens Fossiles, Elephans 65 Les substances dont se composent les dents se forment toutes par excrétion et par couches. transl. (ed. 4, 1835) 198 Formed by excretion and by layers. 1839 Nasmyth Research. Teeth 28 He [Cuvier] holds that the different substances which constitute the teeth are formed by excretion and in layers. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 292 The ‘excretion theory’ of dental development. < as lemmas |
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