diastema
Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
Dentistry. a space between two teeth, especially a space between a canine and an incisor of the upper jaw into which a lower canine occludes.
Origin of diastema
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How to use diastema in a sentence
There is always a long diastema separating the incisors from the grinding teeth.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe crowns of all the teeth are equal in height, and there is no diastema—an arrangement found in no living mammal but man.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe diastema in front of the premolars is longer in the living Equidae than in their extinct allies.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsIn all the others there is a gap or diastema of larger or smaller size between the incisors and canines.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. ReynoldsThe incisors always have chisel-like edges and persistent pulps, and are separated by a wide diastema from the premolars.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for diastema
/ (ˌdaɪəˈstiːmə) /
an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
a gap between the teeth
Origin of diastema
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