diastema

plural diastemas · plural diastemata

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

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

   1968, Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside

2. anatomyA gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
3. medicineAny abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body.
4. biologyThe modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.