Megadontism


[mak-ruh-don-shuh, -shee-uh] /ˌmæk rəˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/

noun
1.
the condition of having abnormally large teeth.
[meg-uh-don-shuh, -shee-uh] /ˌmɛg əˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/
noun
1.
.

megadontism meg·a·don·tism (měg’ə-dŏn’tĭz’əm)
n.
See macrodontia.

macrodontia mac·ro·don·ti·a (māk’rə-dŏn’shē-ə, -shə)
n.
A condition in which the teeth are abnormally large. Also called megadontism, megalodontia.

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