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Eyeteeth
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Eyeteeth The four upper and lower canine (cuspid) teeth.
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Canine
The four "eye teeth" (or cuspid).
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Eyetooth
An upper canine tooth which is immediately lateral to the second incisor. So-named in the mistaken belief that this tooth was connected to a branch of the nerve that supplies the eye.
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Eruption
Process of teeth protruding through the gums
Exfoliate
Process of shedding deciduous (baby) teeth.
Exodontia
Practice of dental extractions.
Explorer
Sharp instrument used to detect decay on the surface of teeth.
Extraction
Removal of a tooth
Eyeteeth
ELISA
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. A test for measuring antibody titres.
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Group of inherited disorders of connective tissue characterised by hypermobility of joints, atrophic scar formation, loss of skin elasticity and easy bruising.
EMG
Electromyogram - recording and study of electrical activity in muscle.
Enthesis
Site of attachment of ligament or tendon to bone.
Enthesitis
Inflammation of an enthesis.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Canine
The four "eye teeth" (or cuspid).
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Eyetooth
An upper canine tooth which is immediately lateral to the second incisor. So-named in the mistaken belief that this tooth was connected to a branch of the nerve that supplies the eye.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Eruption
Process of teeth protruding through the gums
Exfoliate
Process of shedding deciduous (baby) teeth.
Exodontia
Practice of dental extractions.
Explorer
Sharp instrument used to detect decay on the surface of teeth.
Extraction
Removal of a tooth
Eyeteeth
ELISA
Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay. A test for measuring antibody titres.
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Group of inherited disorders of connective tissue characterised by hypermobility of joints, atrophic scar formation, loss of skin elasticity and easy bruising.
EMG
Electromyogram - recording and study of electrical activity in muscle.
Enthesis
Site of attachment of ligament or tendon to bone.
Enthesitis
Inflammation of an enthesis.
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