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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 gomphí ( os ) molar tooth + -asis

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