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Definition of Premolars
1. premolar [n] - See also: premolar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Premolars
Literary usage of Premolars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1889)
"But two families of Proboscidea are known. They are defined as follows : Adult
dentition embracing premolars and molars ; no superior incisors ..."
2. Dental Anatomy by Martin Dewey (1916)
"There are eight premolars, or bicuspids, two on each side of the upper jaw, and
two on each side of the lower jaw. They are named respectively from the ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"I compare the genera as follows: I. Third and fourth superior premolars one or
... Superior premolars wiih two external lobes; inferior fourth with two ..."
4. Evolution of Mammalian Molar Teeth by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1907)
"The 4th and 3rd superior premolars transform into the molar pattern, ... The 4th,
3rd, and 2nd premolars successively partially transform in the molar ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The earlier forms had the full scries of 44 teeth, with the premolars simpler
than the molars; but in the later types the canines and some of the incisors ..."
6. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley (1899)
"As in the premolars, the outer cusps are larger than the inner ; but the disproportion
... If the crowns of the molars and premolars be compared together, ..."
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