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gomphiasis

American  
[gom-fahy-uh-sis] / gɒmˈfaɪ ə sɪs /

noun

Dentistry.

  1. looseness of the teeth.

Etymology

Origin of gomphiasis

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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