oligodontia

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English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ -odontia.

Noun

oligodontia (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) The absence of six or more teeth
    Hypernym: hypodontia
    • 2015 September 26, “A Novel AXIN2 Missense Mutation Is Associated with Non-Syndromic Oligodontia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Numerous gene mutations have been association with oligodontia.