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, Oxfordshire: 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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