odontogeny

[oh-don-toj-uh-nee]

noun Dentistry.

the development of teeth.

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Also o·don·to·gen·e·sis

[oh-don-tuh-jen-uh-sis] /oʊˌdɒn təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.

Origin of odontogeny

First recorded in 1850–55; odonto- + -geny

Related formso·don·to·gen·ic

[oh-don-tuh-jen-ik] /oʊˌdɒn təˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

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odontogeny in Medicine

odontogeny

(ō′dŏn-tŏj′ə-nē)

n.

odontogenesis

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