anodontia
English edit
Etymology edit
From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æn.ə(ʊ)ˈdɒn.tɪ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃi.ə/, /ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃə/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: an‧od‧ont‧ia
Noun edit
anodontia (countable and uncountable, plural anodontias)
- (dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.
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Translations edit
congenital absence of teeth
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References edit
- ^ “anodontia, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
- ^ “anodontia, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧no‧don‧ti‧a
Noun edit
anodontia f (uncountable)
- (teratology) anodontia (congenital absence of teeth)