| anodon | <zoology> A genus of fresh water bivalves, having to teeth at the hinge. Alternative forms: Anodonta. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Toothless; priv. +, a tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anodontia | Congenital absence of the teeth; it may involve all (total anodontia) or only some of the teeth (partial anodontia, hypodontia), and both the deciduous and the permanent dentition, or only teeth of the permanent dentition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anodontism | Congenital absence of tooth germ development. (05 Mar 2000) |