odontogeny

[ oh-don-toj-uh-nee ]

/ ˌoʊ dɒnˈtɒdʒ ə ni /

noun Dentistry.

the development of teeth.

Nearby words

odontoclast, odontogenesis, odontogenesis imperfecta, odontogenic, odontogenic cyst, odontogeny, odontoglossum, odontograph, odontoid, odontoid process, odontoid process of epistropheus

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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Medicine definitions for odontogeny

odontogeny

[ ō′dŏn-tŏj′ə-nē ]

n.

odontogenesis

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