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gomphiasis
[gom-fahy-uh-sis]
noun
Dentistry.
looseness of the teeth.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gomphiasis1
1700–10; < Greek gomphí ( os ) molar tooth + -asis
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Gomphiasis, gom-fī′a-sis, n. looseness of the teeth, esp. the molars.—n.
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