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di⋅a⋅ste⋅ma

  [dahy-uh-stee-muh]
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–noun, plural -ma⋅ta  [-muh-tuh] .
1. Cell Biology. the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
2. Dentistry. a space between two teeth, esp. a space between a canine and an incisor of the upper jaw into which a lower canine occludes.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL < Gk: interval, equiv. to diastē, var. s. of diastánai to stand apart + -ma n. suffix denoting the result of action
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di·a·ste·ma   (dī'ə-stē'mə)   
n.   pl. di·a·ste·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
A gap or space between two teeth.

[Late Latin diastēma, interval, from Greek, from diistanai, diastē-, to separate; see diastasis.]
di'a·ste·mat'ic (-stə-māt'ĭk) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·a·ste·ma
Pronunciation: "dI-&-'stE-m&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mas ordi·a·ste·ma·ta /-m&t-&/
: a space between teeth in a jaw —di·a·ste·mat·ic /-sti-'mat-ik/ adjective
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diastema di·a·ste·ma (dī'ə-stē'mə)
n. pl. di·a·ste·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

  1. A fissure or abnormal opening in a part, especially when congenital.

  2. A gap or space between two adjacent teeth in the same dental arch.

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