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noun
A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
A gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
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noun
Any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or other part of the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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noun
The modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
a gap or vacant space between two teeth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: opening, gap
History
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.
Across languages
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