dentia
dentia
[den´she-ah]a condition relating to development or eruption of the teeth.
dentia prae´cox premature eruption of the teeth; presence of teeth in the mouth at birth.
dentia tar´da delayed eruption of the teeth, beyond the usual time for their appearance.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
den·ti·a
(den'shē-ă),The process of tooth development or eruption. Also serves to denote a relationship to the teeth.
[dent- + suffix -ia, condition, process]
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den·ti·a
(den'shē-ă)The process of tooth development or eruption.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012