or  Moon molar  n :  a first molar tooth which has become dome-shaped due to malformation by congenital syphilis : also  :  MULBERRY MOLAR
 
Moon, Henry (1845-1892), British surgeon. Moon described the irregular first molars found in congenital syphilis in 1876.
 
 
 
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