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diastema
- /daɪəˈstiːmə/
Rhymes with -iːmə
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From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.
noun diastemas · diastemata
- A 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.
- A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
- Any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body.
- The modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
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noun gap or space between two adjacent teeth
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title = {diastema},
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