odontogeny

English

Etymology

From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.

Noun

odontogeny (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, biology) The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.

References

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