Skeletal element within the mouth (or in some species, upper part of the digestive tract) that is composed of dentine and is used in procuring or masticating food. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_(animal) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: dentine containing tooth vertebrate tooth dental element tooth
Term information
- VHOG:0001733
- FMA:12516
- NCIT:C12506
- BTO:0000397
- MAT:0000041
- MESH:D014070
- EFO:0000839
- CALOHA:TS-1055
- GAID:1260
- EV:0100063
- SCTID:302214001
- EHDAA2:0004605
- Wikipedia:Tooth
- XAO:0000431
- TAO:0001625
- MA:0000348
- AEO:0000220
- EMAPA:32906
- MIAA:0000041
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
EDITOR_NOTE we place ZFA ctb 5 tooth here for now. Consider changing name from calcaeeous tooth. Note that sea cucumbers develop calcareous tooth-like structures