odontogeny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.

Word forms

odontogeny

Etymology

From odonto- (root of Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”) + root of Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”). Compare French odontogénie.

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