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English villiform Like the villi of the intestine, hence, with numerous small slender projections; brushlike, said of fine teeth of uniform length in brushlike bands or patches. If the teeth are short, they are often termed cardiform. intestine
teeth
cardiform
French villiforme Comme les poils de l'intestin, d'où, avec des nombreuses petites projections fines ; en forme de brosse, se dit des dents fines de longueur uniforme, arrangées en faisceau ou en touffe. Si les dents sont courtes, ils sont souvent appelés cardiform. intestin
dents
cardiforme
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Portuguese viliforme Como as vilosidades do intestino, com numerosas projecções finas parecendo veludo ou os pêlos duma escova. Usado para descrever bandas de dentes pequenos e próximos. Se os dentes são muito pequenos chamam-se cardiformes. intestino
dentes
cardiforme
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