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microdontia

[ mahy-kruh-don-shuh, -shee-uh ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə /
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noun
abnormally small teeth.
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Also mi·cro·dont·ism [mahy-kruh-don-tiz-uhm], /ˈmaɪ krə dɒnˌtɪz əm/, mi·cro·don·ty.

Origin of microdontia

From New Latin; see origin at micr- -odont, -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM microdontia

mi·cro·dont [mahy-kruh-dont], /ˈmaɪ krəˌdɒnt/, mi·cro·don·tic, mi·cro·don·tous, adjective

Words nearby microdontia

microdermabrasion, microdetector, microdissection, microdistillation, microdont, microdontia, microdot, microdrepanocytic anemia, microdrepanocytosis, microdrive, microearthquake
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Medical definitions for microdontia

microdontia
[ mī′krə-dŏn′shə ]
n.
A condition of having one or more disproportionately small teeth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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