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dens
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dens (dens) pl. den´tes   [L.]
1. tooth.
2. a toothlike structure.
3. dens axis; the toothlike process that projects from the superior surface of the body of the axis, ascending to articulate with the atlas.

dens in den´te  a malformed tooth caused by invagination of the crown before it is calcified, giving the appearance of a “tooth within a tooth.”

dens (dnz)
n. pl. den·tes (dntz)
1. Tooth.
2. A toothlike process projecting upward from the body of the axis around which the atlas rotates. Also called odontoid process of epistropheus.

dens
pl. dentes [L.] a tooth or toothlike structure. The axis has a dens or odontoid process which protrudes from the cranial part of the body of the axis and articulates with the ventral arch of the atlas.

dens en dente
a malformed tooth consisting of an invagination of the enamel, dentine and pulp within the tooth bud, appearing as a tooth within a tooth.
dens hypoplasia
dens lupinus
first premolar tooth in the horse. Always vestigial, often missing. Called also wolf tooth.

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