Premolar
adjective
1.
situated in front of the molar teeth.
2.
pertaining to a milk tooth that will later be supplanted by a permanent molar.
noun
3.
a premolar tooth.
4.
Also called bicuspid. (in humans) any of eight teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws between the cuspids and molar teeth.
adjective
1.
situated before a molar tooth
noun
2.
any one of eight bicuspid teeth in the human adult, two situated on each side of both jaws between the first molar and the canine
premolar pre·mo·lar (prē-mō’lər)
n.
Any of eight bicuspid teeth located in pairs on each side of the upper and lower jaws behind the canines and in front of the molars. Also called bicuspid.
premolar
(prē-mō’lər)
Any of eight bicuspid teeth in mammals, arranged in pairs on both sides of the upper and lower jaws between the canines and molars. Premolars are used to tear and grind food.
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