Loph
//ləʊf// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A ridge of enamel connecting the cusps of a molar or cheek tooth.
"The plates are closely cemented together and in the early tooth they extend above the surface in a series of lophs. Because there are many of them that make up the whole molar, the tooth is called a polylophodont."
Example
More examples"The plates are closely cemented together and in the early tooth they extend above the surface in a series of lophs. Because there are many of them that make up the whole molar, the tooth is called a polylophodont."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”); compare lopho-, lophid.
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