Diastema vs Diastemal - What's the difference?
diastema | diastemal |
A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans). In other species, a diastema refers to a gap between teeth of different types, e.g. incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.
* 1968 , Anthony Burgess, Enderby Outside :
In pathology, a diastema may refer to any abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in an organ or part of the body.
In cell biology, the diastema is the modified protoplasm at the equator of a cell, existing before mitotic division.
As a noun diastema
is a gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans) in other species, a diastema refers to a gap between teeth of different types, eg incisors and molars, which is a feature of some rodents and ungulates.As an adjective diastemal is
of or pertaining to the diastema.diastema
English
Noun
(en-noun)- A gormless-looking boy, thin and exhibiting diastemata in the shop-front lights, offered him English newspapers.
