oligodontia

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noun

The absence of six or more teeth

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Meanings

nounoligodontia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe absence of six or more teeth

    Numerous gene mutations have been association with oligodontia.

    2015 September 26, “A Novel AXIN2 Missense Mutation Is Associated with Non-Syndromic Oligodontia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From oligo- + -odontia.

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