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diastema

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di·a·ste·ma  (d-stm)
n. pl. di·a·ste·ma·ta (-m-t)
A gap or space between two teeth.
[Late Latin diastma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, diast-, to separate; see diastasis.]
dia·ste·matic (-st-mtk) adj.
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Noun1.diastema - a gap or vacant space between two teeth
opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
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