Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Bicuspid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • One of the eight permanent teeth, two on either side in each jaw, between the canines (CUSPID) and the molars (MOLAR), serving for grinding and crushing food. The upper have two cusps (bicuspid) but the lower have one to three. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p822)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Premolar

In other languages

  • French

  • Bicuspide
  • Dent prémolaire
  • Dents prémolaires

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SJHCFDTX-P

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 7/9/03