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cusp of tooth
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A raised area of the biting surface of a tooth. [ ]
Term info
Label
cusp of tooth
Synonyms
- tooth cusp
Subsets
vertebrate_core
curator notes
this class may be obsoleted and split - the TAO class is generic, the mammalian class refers specifically to a molariform tooth
external definition
the elevated, somewhat pointed portions of the chewing surfaces on premolar and molar teeth, Anatomical structure that is a natural outgrowth, prominence, or point that is part of the surface of a tooth.[TAO]
has broad synonym
cusp
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
tooth cone
id
UBERON:0006844