anodontia

[ an-uh-don-shuh, -shee-uh ]

nounDentistry.
  1. congenital absence of teeth.

Origin of anodontia

1

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British Dictionary definitions for anodontia

anodontia

/ (ˌænəʊˈdɒnʃɪə) /


noun
  1. the congenital absence of teeth

Origin of anodontia

1
from an- + Greek odōn tooth + -ia

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