diastema

See also: diastemą

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɪəˈstiːmə/
• Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

diastema (plural diastemas or diastemata)

1. (pathology) A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
   • 1968, Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside:

     A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.

2. (zoology, anatomy) A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
3. (pathology) Any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body.
4. (cytology) The modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.

Derived terms

• diastematic
• diastemal

Translations

gap or space between two adjacent teeth

• Finnish: diasteema, hammasrako
• French: dents du bonheur (fr) f pl
• Yoruba: èjí

gap between teeth of different types

• Finnish: hammasloma (fi)

any abnormal space in a part of the body

Further reading

• Diastema (dentistry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Adamites, Adamsite, adamites, adamsite, amidates

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma).

Noun

diastema m (plural diastemi)

1. diastema

Related terms

• diastematico

Anagrams

• disamate

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /djaˈstɛ.ma/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛma
• Syllabification: dia‧ste‧ma

Noun

diastema f

1. (dentistry, pathology) diastema (gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans))

Declension

Declension of diastema

	singular	plural
nominative	diastema	diastemy
genitive	diastemy	diastem
dative	diastemie	diastemom
accusative	diastemę	diastemy
instrumental	diastemą	diastemami
locative	diastemie	diastemach
vocative	diastemo	diastemy

Further reading

• diastema in Polish dictionaries at PWN