gomphiasis
American
[gom-fahy-uh-sis]
/ gɒmˈfaɪ ə sɪs /
noun
Dentistry.
Etymology
Origin of gomphiasis
1700–10; < Greek gomphí ( os ) molar tooth + -asis
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