First Known Use: 1854
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diastema
noun di·a·ste·ma \ˌdī-ə-ˈstē-mə\
plural di·a·ste·mas or di·a·ste·ma·ta \-mə-tə\
Definition of DIASTEMA
: a space between teeth in a jaw
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Origin of DIASTEMA
New Latin, from Late Latin, interval, from Greek diastēma, from diistanai
Rhymes with DIASTEMA
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diastema
noun di·a·ste·ma \ˌdī-ə-ˈstē-mə\
plural di·a·ste·mas or di·a·ste·ma·ta \-mət-ə\
Medical Definition of DIASTEMA
: a space between teeth in a jaw
—di·a·ste·mat·ic \-sti-ˈmat-ik\ adjective
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