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anodontia

[an-uh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]
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noun Dentistry.
  1. congenital absence of teeth.
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Origin of anodontia

an-1 + -odont + -ia
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British Dictionary definitions for anodontia

anodontia

noun
  1. the congenital absence of teeth
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Word Origin

from an- + Greek odōn tooth + -ia
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anodontia in Medicine

anodontia

(ăn′ō-dŏn′shə)
n.
  1. Congenital absence of teeth.agomphosis
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