Medical Definition of Third molar

1. Eighth permanent tooth in the maxilla and mandible on each side, making it the most posterior tooth in human dentition; usually erupts between the seventeenth and twenty-third years; the roots are often fused, the separation being marked only by grooves; because it tends to erupt in an anterosuperior direction, the lower third molar often becomes impacted against the lower second molar; it is common for one or more third molar to fail to develop. Synonym: dens serotinus, molaris tertius, dens sapientiae, wisdom tooth. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Third Molar

third degree burn
third dimension
third disease
Third Epistel of John
third estate
third eye
third eyelid
third eyelid
third finger
third gear
third heart sound
third house
third law of motion
third law of thermodynamics
third law of thermodynamics
third molar (current term)
third occipital nerve
third ovary
third parallel pelvic plane
third party
third period
third peroneal muscle
third person
third power
third rail
Third Reich
third sacker
third sound
third stage of labour
third stomach

Other Resources:

Search for Third molar on Dictionary.com!Search for Third molar on Thesaurus.com!Search for Third molar on Google!Search for Third molar on Wikipedia!

Search