anodontia

English

WOTD – 20 March 2024

Etymology

From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) +‎ -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æn.ə(ʊ)ˈdɒn.tɪ.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃi.ə/, /ˌæn.əˈdɑn.ʃə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧od‧ont‧ia

Noun

anodontia (countable and uncountable, plural anodontias)

  1. (dentistry, teratology) The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder.

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References

  1. ^ “anodontia, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
  2. ^ “anodontia, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.no.dõˈt͡ʃi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.no.dõˈt͡ʃi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.nu.dõˈti.ɐ/ [ɐ.nu.ðõˈti.ɐ]

  • Hyphenation: a‧no‧don‧ti‧a

Noun

anodontia f (uncountable)

  1. (teratology) anodontia (congenital absence of teeth)
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