diastema (redirected from diastemata)

di·a·ste·ma  (d-stm)

n. pl. di·a·ste·ma·ta (-m-t)

A gap or space between two teeth.

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[Late Latin diastma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, diast-, to separate; see diastasis.]

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dia·ste·matic (-st-mtk) adj.

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diastema [ˌdaɪəˈstiːmə]

n pl -mata [-mətə]

1. (Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part

2. (Medicine / Dentistry) a gap between the teeth

[New Latin, from Greek: gap, from diistanai to separate; see diastasis]

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Noun

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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"