diastema

diastema
1. Fissure or abnormal opening in any part, especially if congenital. 2. [NA] Space between two adjacent teeth in the same dental arch. 3. Cleft or space between the maxillary lateral incisor and canine teeth, into which the lower canine is received when the jaws are closed; abnormal in humans but normal in dogs and many other animals. [G. d., an interval]

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di·a·ste·ma .dī-ə-'stē-mə n, pl -mas or -ma·ta -mət-ə a space between teeth in a jaw
di·a·ste·mat·ic -sti-'mat-ik adj

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n.
a space between two teeth.

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di·a·ste·ma (di″ə-steґmə) pl. diasteґmata [Gr. diastēma an interval] a space or cleft. [TA] a space between two adjacent teeth in the same dental arch.

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