Incisive fossa
incisive fossa n.
The depression in the midline of the bony palate behind the central incisors into which the incisive canals open.
Read Also:
- Incisive foramen
incisive foramen n. Any of usually four openings of the incisive canals into the incisive fossa of the hard palate.
- Incisively
[in-sahy-siv] /ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv/ adjective 1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice. 2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute: an incisive method of summarizing the issue. 3. adapted for cutting or piercing. 4. of or relating to the : the incisive teeth. /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ adjective 1. keen, penetrating, or acute 2. biting or […]
- Incisiveness
[in-sahy-siv] /ɪnˈsaɪ sɪv/ adjective 1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice. 2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute: an incisive method of summarizing the issue. 3. adapted for cutting or piercing. 4. of or relating to the : the incisive teeth. /ɪnˈsaɪsɪv/ adjective 1. keen, penetrating, or acute 2. biting or […]
- Incisive papilla
incisive papilla n. A slight elevation of the mucosa at the front extremity of the raphe of the palate.
- Incisor
[in-sahy-zer] /ɪnˈsaɪ zər/ noun, Dentistry. 1. any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing. /ɪnˈsaɪzə/ noun 1. a chisel-edged tooth at the front of the mouth. In man there are four in each jaw n. “cutting tooth,” 1670s, from Medieval Latin incisor “a cutting tooth,” literally “that which cuts […]