metaconule

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ conule

Noun

metaconule (plural metaconules)

1. (dentistry) The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth
   • 1999 October 15, J.-J. Jaeger et al., “A New Primate from the Middle Eocene of Myanmar and the Asian Early Origin of Anthropoids”, in Science‎^[1], volume 286, number 5439, →DOI, pages 528–530:

     Very reduced P 2, broad upper molars with welldeveloped cingulum surrounding the crowns, very slight hypocone swelling on M 1 and M 2 and strongly reduced paraconule and metaconule, lingually bent paracone and metacone on M 2 .

Derived terms

• metaconular
• neometaconule
• premetaconule