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gomphiasis

[ gom-fahy-uh-sis ]

noun

Dentistry.
  1. looseness of the teeth.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gomphiasis1

1700–10; < Greek dzí ( os ) molar tooth + -asis
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Gomphiasis, gom-fī′a-sis, n. looseness of the teeth, esp. the molars.—n.

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