A tooth that is typically long and pointed and bearing a single cusp. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: cuspis dentis canine tooth
Term information
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canine_tooth
- UMLS:C0010482 (ncithesaurus:Canine_Tooth)
- NCIT:C32258
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/420817000
- MESH:A14.254.860.200
- GAID:1262
- FMA:55636
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0010482
- null:http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/88719004
pheno_slim
eyeteeth
canine (tooth)
canine teeth
dentes canini
dens caninus
eye teeth
canine eminence
fang
eye tooth
dogtooth (anatomy)
eyetooth
Most species that develop them normally have four per individual, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, separated within each jaw by its incisors; humans and dogs are examples. In most animals, canines are the anterior-most teeth in the maxillary bone. The four canines in humans are the two maxillary canines and the two mandibular canines.