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metacone
metacone[′med·ə‚kōn] (vertebrate zoology) The posterior of three cusps of primitive upper molars. The posteroexternal cusp of an upper molar in higher vertebrates, especially mammals. metacone
met·a·cone (met'ă-kōn), The distobuccal cusp of an upper molar tooth. [meta- + G. kōnos, cone] met·a·cone (met'ă-kōn) 1. The distobuccal cusp of human upper molars. 2. A cusp derived from the protocone in the evolutionary history of the molars. [meta- + G. kōnos, cone]metacone (mĕt′ă-kōn) [Gr. meta, after, beyond, over, + konos, cone] The distobuccal cusp of an upper molar tooth. |