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odontomalacia

odontomalacia noun: abnormal softening of the teeth due to dysfunctional mineralization.

Noun

odontomalacia (uncountable)

  1. Abnormal softening of the teeth due to dysfunctional mineralization.
    • Professor J. Erdheim in 1906 showed that, from the time the parathyroids were removed from rats, the newly laid down dentinoid was no longer calcified. Odontomalacia (if there is any such word) developed.1985, The year book of endocrinology, page 140
    • Osteomalacia and odontomalacia in XLH have increased osteopontin in the matrix.2017 February, Tchilalo Boukpessi, Betty Hoac, Benjamin R.Coyac, Thibaut Leger, Camille Garcia, Philippe Wicart, Michael P. Whyte, Francis H. Glorieux, Agnès Linglart, Catherine Chaussain, Marc D....

Origin of odontomalacia

From odonto- + malacia.

Questions about odontomalacia

What does odontomalacia mean?
Odontomalacia means abnormal softening of the teeth due to dysfunctional mineralization.
What part of speech is odontomalacia?
Odontomalacia is a noun.

Words near odontomalacia in the dictionary

  1. odontology
  2. odontoloxia
  3. odontoma
  4. odontomach
  5. odontomachine
  6. odontomalacia
  7. odontomas
  8. odontomata
  9. odontomatous
  10. odontomaxillary
  11. odontometer

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