diastema

noun

di·​a·​ste·​ma ˌdī-ə-ˈstē-mə 

plural diastemas or diastemata ˌdī-ə-ˈstē-mə-tə 

: a space between teeth in a jaw

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin, interval, from Greek diastēma, from diistanai

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diastema

noun

di·​a·​ste·​ma ˌdī-ə-ˈstē-mə 

plural diastemas or diastemata -mət-ə 

: a space between teeth in a jaw

diastematic

-sti-ˈmat-ik 

adjective