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microdontia

[mahy-kruh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]
noun
  1. abnormally small teeth.
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Also mi·cro·dont·ism [mahy-kruh-don-tiz-uh m] /ˈmaɪ krə dɒnˌtɪz əm/, mi·cro·don·ty.

Origin of microdontia

From New Latin; see origin at micr(o)- -odont, -ia
Related formsmi·cro·dont [mahy-kruh-dont] /ˈmaɪ krəˌdɒnt/, mi·cro·don·tic, mi·cro·don·tous, adjective
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Historical Examples

  • The skull is described as being Creodont-like, but the dentition is that of the microdont modern Dogs.

    The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia

    Frank Evers Beddard

British Dictionary definitions for microdont

microdont

microdontous (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈdɒntəs)

adjective
  1. having unusually small teeth
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microdont in Medicine

microdontia

(mī′krə-dŏn′shə)
n.
  1. A condition of having one or more disproportionately small teeth.
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