Den-tĭ'tion, n.

(-tĭsh'un), n. [Lat. dentitio, from dentire, to cut teeth, from dens, a tooth; Fr. dentition, It. dentizione.]

1. The cutting of teeth; the process of growth and the appearance of teeth in the jaw.
2. (Zoöl.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal. The deciduous dentition is the system of the deciduous teeth; the permanent dentition is that of the permanent teeth.