A raised area of the biting surface of a tooth. [ ncithesaurus:Tooth_Cusp ]
Synonyms: tooth cusp
Term information
- NCIT:C94568
- UMLS:C0226994 (ncithesaurus:Tooth_Cusp)
- ZFA:0005434
- FMA:56481
- TAO:0001973
- SCTID:362107000
vertebrate_core
this class may be obsoleted and split - the TAO class is generic, the mammalian class refers specifically to a molariform tooth
Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, prominence, or point that is part of the surface of a tooth.[TAO]
the elevated, somewhat pointed portions of the chewing surfaces on premolar and molar teeth
Term relations
- acellular anatomical structure
- acellular anatomical structure
- ectoderm-derived structure
- part of some tooth crown