permanent tooth

noun

any of the 32 adult teeth that replace the 20 milk teeth.

Origin of permanent tooth

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby permanent tooth

permanent magnet, permanent mold, permanent press, permanent resident, permanent set, permanent tooth, permanent wave, permanent way, permanganate, permanganic, permanganic acid

Medical definitions for permanent tooth

permanent tooth

n.

Any of the teeth of the secondary dentition. second tooth