Anodontia
/æn.ə(ʊ)ˈdɒn.tɪ.ə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The congenital absence of some or all primary or permanent teeth, caused by a rare genetic disorder. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + -odontia (suffix forming nouns denoting the condition of teeth).