anodontia

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UK/æn.ə(ʊ)ˈdɒn.tɪ.ə/US/ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃi.ə/US/ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃə/

noun

The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.

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Meanings

nounanodontia (countable and uncountable, plural anodontias)

plural anodontias

  1. countableuncountabledentistryThe congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
toothlessness

Origin

From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).

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Translations

Arabic انعدام الأسنان
  • انعدام الأسنانcongenital absence of teeth
Chinese Mandarin 先天性無齒症 /先天性无齿症
  • 先天性無齒症 /先天性无齿症 (xiāntiānxìngwúchǐzhèng)congenital absence of teeth
Dutch anodontie
  • anodontiecongenital absence of teeth
Finnish anodontia, synnynnäinen hampaattomuus
  • anodontiacongenital absence of teeth
  • synnynnäinen hampaattomuuscongenital absence of teeth
French anodontie
  • anodontiecongenital absence of teeth
Greek ανοδοντία
  • ανοδοντία (anodontía)congenital absence of teeth
Hindi अनोडॉनशिया
  • अनोडॉनशिया (anoḍŏnśiyā)congenital absence of teeth
Hungarian anodontia
  • anodontiacongenital absence of teeth
Indonesian anodonsia
  • anodonsiacongenital absence of teeth
Italian anodontia
  • anodontiacongenital absence of teeth
Japanese 欠損歯
  • 欠損歯 (kesson shi)congenital absence of teeth
Lithuanian adentija
  • adentijacongenital absence of teeth
Polish anodoncja, bezzębie
  • anodoncjacongenital absence of teeth
  • bezzębiecongenital absence of teeth
  • bezzębnośćcongenital absence of teeth
Portuguese anodontia
  • anodontiacongenital absence of teeth
Punjabi ਐਨੋਡੌਂਸ਼ੀਆ
  • ਐਨੋਡੌਂਸ਼ੀਆ (ainoḍaũśīā)congenital absence of teeth
Romanian anodonție
  • anodonțiecongenital absence of teeth
Russian адентия
  • адентия (adentíya)congenital absence of teeth
Spanish anodoncia
  • anodonciacongenital absence of teeth
Vietnamese thiếu răng bẩm sinh
  • thiếu răng bẩm sinhcongenital absence of teeth
Cite this entry
APA

anodontia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodontia

MLA

“anodontia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodontia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anodontia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anodontia.

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