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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANODONTIA

From an- + Greek odōn tooth + -ia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANODONTIA

anodontia  [ˌænəʊˈdɒnʃɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANODONTIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anodontia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANODONTIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Anodontia

In dentistry, anodontia, also called anodontia vera, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the congenital absence of all primary or permanent teeth. It is associated with the group of skin and nerve syndromes called the ectodermal dysplasias. Anodontia is usually part of a syndrome and seldom occurs as an isolated entity. Anodontia is the congenital absence of teeth and can occur in some or all teeth, involve two dentitions or only teeth of the permanent dentition. Many denominations are attributed to this anomaly: partial anodontia, hypodontia, oligodontia, the congenital absence, anodontia, bilateral aplasia. Anodontia being the term used in controlled vocabulary Medical Subject Headings from MEDLINE which was developed by the United States National Library of Medicine. The Anodontia of at least one permanent tooth is the most common dental anomaly and may contribute to masticator dysfunction, speech impairment, aesthetic problems, and malocclusion. Absence of lateral incisors represents a major stereotype. Individuals with this condition are perceived as socially most aggressive compared with people without anodontia.

Definition of anodontia in the English dictionary

The definition of anodontia in the dictionary is the congenital absence of teeth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANODONTIA


astrantia
əˈtrænʃɪə
Devonshire
ˈdɛvənʃɪə
differentia
ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪə
Dunbartonshire
dʌnˈbɑːtənʃɪə
entia
ˈenʃɪə
marchantia
mɑːˈkænʃɪə
opuntia
ɒˈpʌnʃɪə
respondentia
ˌrɛspɒnˈdɛnʃɪə
sententia
sɛnˈtɛnʃɪə
tradescantia
ˌtrædɛsˈkænʃɪə
uncia
ˈʌnʃɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANODONTIA

anodal
anodally
anode
anodic
anodically
anodise
anodised
anodization
anodize
anodized
anodyne
anodynic
anoesis
anoestrous
anoestrum
anoestrus
anoetic
anoint
anointed
anointer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANODONTIA

absentia
amentia
bona vacantia
Constantia
dementia
exodontia
Florentia
in absentia
kentia
Lentia
Numantia
orthodontia
periodontia
Placentia
presenile dementia
prosthodontia
senile dementia
strontia
Valentia
vasa deferentia

Synonyms and antonyms of anodontia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anodontia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANODONTIA

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The translations of anodontia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anodontia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无牙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anodoncia
570 millions of speakers

English

anodontia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anodontia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انعدام الأسنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

anodontia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anodontia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anodontia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anodontie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anodontia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anodontia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無歯症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

anodontia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anodontia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anodontia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பல்முளையாமை மிகவும் அபூர்வமானது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एनोदोंटिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anodontiya´dır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anodontia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anodontia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

anodontia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anodonția
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

anodontia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anodontia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anodontia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anodontia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anodontia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANODONTIA»

The term «anodontia» is regularly used and occupies the 102.876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANODONTIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anodontia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anodontia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anodontia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANODONTIA»

Discover the use of anodontia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anodontia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Color Atlas of Oral Diseases in Children and Adolescents
Refers to a defect characterized by congenital absence from the dental arch of some teeth (hypodontia) or all of them (anodontia) (Figs. 1.16, 1.17). Severe hypodontia is also termed oligodontia. • Anodontia and hypodontia may affect both the ...
George Laskaris, 2011
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Essentials of Oral Pathology
DEFINITION Anodontia canbe defined as a condition in which there is congenital absence of teeth in the oral cavity. TYPES Anodontia can be of two types: A. Complete or total anodontia: Congenital absence of all teeth. Fig. 1.20: Macrodontia ...
Purkait, 2011
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General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist
Partial anodontia. A. Only one maxillary central incisor tooth is present. The patient gives no history of tooth extraction in this area. (Photograph courtesy of Dr . Theodore Zislis.) B.The right mandibular first molar is missing.The other first molars ...
Leslie DeLong, Nancy Burkhart, 2013
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Shafer'S Textbook Of Oral Pathology (6Th Edition)
Figure 1-42. Anodontia. There is congenital absence of nearly all permanent teeth with retention of many deciduous teeth. Out of 10,000 children (6-15 years of age) examined, 340. during extraction and, if unrecognized and allowed to remain ...
R. Rajendran, 2009
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Textbook of Oral Pathology
ANODONTIA It is the congenial absence of all teeth. Anodontia can be of 2 types: true anodontia and partial anodontia. The true anodontia or virtually complete absence of teeth is rare but whenever it occurs, it may be a part of generalized ...
‎2008
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Woelfel's Dental Anatomy
SECTION I A. TOTAL ANODONTIA True anodontia [an o DON she ah] (or total anodontia) is the total congenital absence of a set of teeth. Total anodontia is characterized by the absence of the entire primary and secondary dentitions and is ...
Rickne C. Scheid, 2012
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
4 Phaeoides, 17 Anodontia, 15, 22 edentuloides, 21 (Anodontia), 15 edentuloides, 21 Anodontia?, 5, 16 (Anodontia?), 5, 16 inflata, 5, 16; pl. 1 ( Anodontia), Anodontia, 15 edentuloides, Anodontia, 21 inflata, Anodontia, 5 ( AnodontiaT), ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1988
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Oral Pathology: Clinical Pathologic Correlations, 6/e
FIGURE 16-18 Anodontia ofa permanent second premolar with ankylosis of an erupted primary molar. ALTERATIONS IN NUMBER Anodontia Absence of teeth is known as anodontia. This condition is further qualified as complete anodontia,  ...
James J. Sciubba, Joseph A. Regezi, Richard C.K. Jordan
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Small Animal Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Disease: A ...
Anodontia is defined as the congenital complete lack of all permanent teeth. ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS This is typically a genetic condition which causes a defect in the development of teeth10,13. However, developing teeth are very ...
Brook A. Niemiec, 2011
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
4 Phacoides, 17 Anodontia, 15, 22 edentuUndes, 21 (Anodontia), 15 edentuloides, 21 Aiudontia?. 5, 16 (Anodontia?), 5, 16 injlata, 5, I 6; pi. 1 ( Anoaontia), Anodontia, 15 edentuloides, Anodontia, 21 injlata, Anodontia, 5 ( Anodontia?) ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANODONTIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anodontia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Supernumerary Teeth
Anodontia refers to the total lack of tooth development. • Hypodontia refers to the lack of development of one or more teeth. • Oligodontia ... «RDH, Dec 14»
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Missing Adult Teeth in Children: Is It Normal?
And some kids face anodontia -- no adult teeth growing in at all. Even more befuddling for parents: there's no specific cause for missing teeth in ... «The Stir, Sep 14»
3
Oral Exam: Mesiodens
Anodontia refers to a lack of tooth development and usually does not occur in the deciduous dentition. The teeth most often affected are the third molars, the ... «RDH, Apr 14»

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