microdontia
[ mahy-kruh-don-shuh, -shee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə /
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noun
abnormally small teeth.
Nearby words
Also mi·cro·dont·ism [mahy-kruh-don-tiz-uh m] /ˈmaɪ krə dɒnˌtɪz əm/, mi·cro·don·ty.
Related formsmi·cro·dont [mahy-kruh-dont] /ˈmaɪ krəˌdɒnt/, mi·cro·don·tic, mi·cro·don·tous, adjective
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Examples from the Web for microdont
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)
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdɒnt) /
adjective
having unusually small teeth
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Medicine definitions for microdont
microdontia
[ mī′krə-dŏn′shə ]
n.
A condition of having one or more disproportionately small teeth.
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