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baby tooth

(Dentistry) another term for milk tooth

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decid′uous tooth`

one of the temporary teeth of a mammal, in humans amounting to 20, that are replaced by the permanent teeth. Also called baby tooth, milk tooth.

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baby tooth - one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children)

deciduous tooth, milk tooth, primary tooth

child's body - the body of a human child

tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense

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