microdonty

mi·cro·don·tia

[mahy-kruh-don-shuh, -shee-uh]
noun
abnormally small teeth.
Also, mi·cro·dont·ism [mahy-kruh-don-tiz-uhm] , mi·cro·don·ty.


Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see micr(o)--odont, -ia

mi·cro·dont [mahy-kruh-dont] , mi·cro·don·tic, mi·cro·don·tous, adjective
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microdontia mi·cro·don·ti·a (mī'krə-dŏn'shē-ə, -shə)
n.
A condition of having one or more disproportionately small teeth.

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