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Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another.
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Succedaneous — Suc ce*da ne*ous, a. [L. succedaneus. See {Succeed}.] Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Succedaneous tooth — A succedaneous tooth is a permanent tooth that replaces a primary (deciduous) tooth. See dental anatomy.References^ Ash, Major M. and Stanley J. Nelson. Wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology, and Occlusion. 8th edition. 2003. p. 3. ISBN 0 7216… … Wikipedia
succedaneous — adjective see succedaneum … New Collegiate Dictionary
succedaneous — 1. Relating to a succedaneum. 2. Relating to the permanent or second teeth that replace the deciduous or primary teeth. [see succedaneum] * * * suc·ce·da·ne·ous (suk″sə daґne əs) 1. pertaining to a succedaneum. 2. coming after or… … Medical dictionary
succedaneous — adj. taking the place of another, filling in for … English contemporary dictionary
succedaneous — suc·ce·da·ne·ous … English syllables
succedaneous — |səksə|dānēəs adjective Etymology: Latin succedaneus, from succedere to succeed : of, relating to, or serving as a succedaneum : substituted … Useful english dictionary
succedaneous tooth — suc·ce·da·ne·ous tooth .sək sə dā nē əs n SUCCESSIONAL TOOTH … Medical dictionary
succedaneous teeth — successional teeth the permanent teeth that have deciduous predecessors in the dental arch. Cf. accessional teeth … Medical dictionary
succedaneum — succedaneous, adj. /suk si day nee euhm/, n., pl. succedanea / nee euh/. a substitute. [1635 45; < NL succedaneum, n. use of neut. sing. of L succedaneus substituted, equiv. to suc SUC + ced(ere) to come, go (see CEDE) + aneus composite adj.… … Universalium
