Odontomalacia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Abnormal softening of the teeth due to dysfunctional mineralization. uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From odonto- + malacia.
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