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anodontia

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English

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Etymology

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A person with anodontia, in this case the congenital absence of some teeth.

From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) +‎ -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).[1][2]

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Noun

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anodontia (countable and uncountable, plural anodontias)

  1. (dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.

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References

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  1. ^ anodontia, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧no‧don‧ti‧a

Noun

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anodontia f (uncountable)

  1. (teratology) anodontia (congenital absence of teeth)