taurodontismn.

/tɔːrəʊˈdɒntɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: formed as taurodont adj. + -ism suffix 3.

In certain mammals, the condition of having taurodont teeth.

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the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) teeth > condition of having specific kind

taurodontism1913

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > molar > specific condition of

taurodontism1913

1913 A. Keith in Proc. Royal Soc. Med. (Odontol. section) VI. 103 For this condition or tendency Professor Keith proposed the name of ‘taurodontism’.

1939 Nature 23 Dec. 1055/2 In some peculiarities of the teeth he [sc. Sinanthropus] approaches the gorilla..and..the female orang in ‘taurodontism’.

1959 J. D. Evans Malta i. 36 They are molars, but the roots, instead of being separate, as in normal human teeth, are fused together. This is a phenomenon known technically as taurodontism, and it is particularly characteristic of the primitive type of human known as Neanderthal man.

1982 Times 27 Nov. 4/1 The molar exhibits marked taurodontism, an enlargement of the pulp cavity extending down into the roots, which..is characteristic of early Neanderthals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	taurodontism
释义	taurodontismn. /tɔːrəʊˈdɒntɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: formed as taurodont adj. + -ism suffix 3. In certain mammals, the condition of having taurodont teeth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts of) teeth > condition of having specific kind taurodontism1913 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > molar > specific condition of taurodontism1913 1913 A. Keith in Proc. Royal Soc. Med. (Odontol. section) VI. 103 For this condition or tendency Professor Keith proposed the name of ‘taurodontism’. 1939 Nature 23 Dec. 1055/2 In some peculiarities of the teeth he [sc. Sinanthropus] approaches the gorilla..and..the female orang in ‘taurodontism’. 1959 J. D. Evans Malta i. 36 They are molars, but the roots, instead of being separate, as in normal human teeth, are fused together. This is a phenomenon known technically as taurodontism, and it is particularly characteristic of the primitive type of human known as Neanderthal man. 1982 Times 27 Nov. 4/1 The molar exhibits marked taurodontism, an enlargement of the pulp cavity extending down into the roots, which..is characteristic of early Neanderthals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1913
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