megalodontia
English
Alternative forms
- megodontia (rare)
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: mĕ'gəlōdŏnʹtĭə, IPA(key): /ˌmɛɡələʊˈdɒntɪə/
Noun
megalodontia (uncountable)
- The condition of having proportionately oversized teeth for the jaw in which they are set.
- 1943, Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Journal of Medicine (Academy Journal Pub. Co.), volume 24, page 247
- Doubtless resulting from continued blending and random mating is the striking example of megalodontia (teeth too large for the jaw) or vice versa — wide spaces occurring between most of the teeth indicating too spacious a jaw for the teeth.
- 1943, Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Journal of Medicine (Academy Journal Pub. Co.), volume 24, page 247
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