hypodontia

hypodontia
A condition of having fewer than the normal complement of teeth, either congenital or acquired. SYN: oligodontia, partial anodontia. [hypo- + G. odous, tooth]

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hy·po·don·tia -'dän-ch(ē-)ə n an esp. congenital condition marked by a less than normal number of teeth: partial anodontia
hy·po·don·tic -'dän-tik adj

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n.
a reduction in the normal number of teeth through congenital absence.

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hy·po·don·tia (hi″po-donґshə) [hypo- + odont- + -ia] partial absence of the teeth, a relatively common congenital condition characterized by absence of a tooth or teeth because of absence of the anlage; it is seldom associated with other anomalies. Called also partial anodontia.

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