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eruption

noun/ɪˈrʌpʃ(ə)n/

B2CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

The process by which a developing tooth emerges through the gum into its position in the mouth.

Your baby's discomfort is due to the eruption of her first molars, which often makes the gums sore.

Topic: Dentistry in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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