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diastematic

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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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