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Definition of Diastema
1. Noun. A gap or vacant space between two teeth.
Definition of Diastema
1. n. A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw.
Definition of Diastema
1. Noun. A gap or space between two adjacent teeth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diastema
1. a space between teeth [n -MAS or -MATA]
Medical Definition of Diastema
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Diastema
Literary usage of Diastema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"44, <$• This little insect, which is as yet very rare in collections, is found
in northern California and Oregon. Genus diastema Guenee (i) diastema tigris ..."
2. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"... separating the patient from the physician : tb« swelling of varicose veins ;
the time at which some change occurred in disease, Ac. diastema, gen. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1885)
"The alveolar parapet of the diastema is not so elevated as in E. ... diastema 110 " "
molar series 132 Pm. iv 027 M. i 029 M. ii 034 Width of " M. ii 022 ..."
4. Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori (1913)
"The diastema, or space left between adjacent teeth, is of great importance.
There are various causes for this stigma. Besides the one already mentioned, ..."
5. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1857)
"diastema, Guen. Nocí. ii. 317.- Placodes, p., Boisd. Plusia, p., Tret l. ; Dap.
... diastema virgo, oven. Noct. ii. 317, 1128. Ural Region. 2. diastema ..."